InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil sector in Central Kalimantan seriously challenge about investment security because of massive fresh fruit bunch (FFB) stealing.

Chairman of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) Central Kalimantan, Syaiful Panigoro said that the organization has done preventive action to solve the issue and confirm that (plantation) investment would be good.

The first thing was by having lobby with regional governments and police to solve FFB stealing. There were circulars for many mills in the province.

“We did preventive things by having lobby with regional governments and police and publishing circulars saying that the mills should not purchase FFB from the stealing,” he said to InfoSAWIT, Tuesday (19/12/2023) by phone.

Syaiful thought, this would protect stakeholders and create good investment security in this sector.

IPOA Central Kalimantan realized that palm oil plantation investment in the province is not normal still. That is why he and the organization hoped there would be good partnership between stakeholders and the local people to support, and positively contribute to develop the province.

“IPOA Central Kalimantan hoped palm oil investment would be normal again without social, and security conflicts and the people and the stakeholders could be good partnership,” he said.

Though there was communication with the local security officer, IPOA realized the result was not maximal yet. IPOA is committed to follow up more intensively to guarantee investment security better and the stakeholders would operate with no fear of being stolen again.

“We did discuss with the local officers but it was not maximal to get the result. We would do more intensively to guarantee investment security,” he said. (T2)