InfoSAWIT, GORONTALO – The revision of Indonesia national standard (INS) for palm oil commodity as regulated in SNI 01-0002-1987 would be accelerated. Team of Balai Standardisasi Instrumen Pertanian (BSIP) Palm Plants intensified the field data to formulate every recommendation in the standard revision.

On 10 - 12 September 2024, the team of BSIP did field visit to palm oil mills and plantations in the City of Bitung and Gorontalo Province. The visit would be about to discuss with related parties to get inputs to renew palm oil INS. The revision would be significant to confirm that the standards would be always relevant to the market needs and update to science progress, the latest technology and innovation.

“The revision would notice the capability of the smallholders and mills to qualify palm kernel quality standards,” Team Chairman of Program, Evaluation, and Result Dissemination, Linda Trivana said, as InfoSAWIT quoted, Monday (16/9/2024). She also said the goal of INS revions would be about that every stakeholder would apply the standards better.

Besides, the standards revision would consider the feasibility and relevance of INS in the latest context. These would be about adjustment to the innovations in palm oil sectors, and guarantee the standard feasibility with the market demands both in and out of this country.

The team of BSIP Palm Plant that involved in data collection did consist of some experts, such as, Dr. Patrik Pasang, STP, MT as the Chairman Team of Standard Adjustment Assessment and Test Service; Junior Expert of PMHP Yulianus Matana, SP, M.Si, and other members - Nugroho Utomo, Marthen Daleda, and Okta Aulia Noor Maajida, A.Md.

By the visit, it is hoped that the INS revision would be immediately accomplished and implemented and palm oil industries in Indonesia would compete in the global scale markets with the modern and adjustable standards. (T2)