InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – On Monday, 12 January 2024 morning, President Joko Widodo or Jokowi did internal meeting in Istana Kepresidenan Jakarta. Some minister attended it since 9.15 WIB. It meant there was big agenda and interests in the meeting.

Coordinator Minister in Economy, Airlangga Hartarto was the first one attending the location. He is the Chairman of Partai Golkar. He delivered few information for some journalists that waited outside of the location. “Internal agenda,” Airlangga said, as quoted from Tempo.

Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan arrived few minutes after Airlangga. It was about 9.25 WIB. Though the journalists asked about the meeting discussion, Zulkifli Hasan said that the topic would be about palm oil. The next explanation would be told by coordinator minister.

As InfoSAWIT quoted from Tempo, Minister of Finance, Sri Mulyani did attend the meeting. She arrived with her Alphard with the plate number RI 32 at about 9.30 WIB. She was smiling as her response when the journalists asked her.

Some other ministers were attending the meeting, such as, Minister of Enterprises, Erick Thohir and Head of National Food Agency, Arief Prasetyo Adi.

One main focus of the meeting was smallholders replanting program (SRP) that the government proposed. The program is about to escalate plantation productivity and palm oil product quality from Indonesia, namely produced by smallholders, and improve palm oil plantation governance in this country.

In SRP context, in the first year, the smallholders got their rights to get help for about Rp 30 million per hectare with maximal plantations, 4 hectares. In the second year and the rests, the smallholders should get kredit usaha rakyat within the maximal loan Rp 500 million with the interest rate 6 percent per year.

The meeting also emphasized the commitment of the government to support, encourage palm oil plantations and the way to encourage smallholders’ welfare through SRP (T2)