InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Hundreds of plasma and independent smallholders joining in Persatuan Organisasi Petani Sawit Indonesia (POPSI), and consist of SAMADE, ASPEKPIR, APKASINDO, and Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) would gather and discuss the challenges that the smallholders face.

This would be done in the seminar Indonesian Palm Oil Smallholders Conference & Expo (IPOSC) 2019: Penguatan SDM and Kelembagaan Petani Basis Kesuksesan Petani Sawit, for about two days on 27 - 28 November 2019 in Hotel Aston, Pontianak, West Kalimantan.

From what InfoSAWIT knew, many representatives of the smallholders came and they are ready to discuss and find the solution what they face.

It is planned that the event would be inaugurated by the governor of West Kalimantan and would be attended by the related ministries and institutions. From the schedule that InfoSAWIT got, there would be some themes to discuss, such as,  Strengthening the Independent Smallholders’ Institution, the Strategies, and Area Certificate Acceleration for the growers, the Fund Facilities to Replanting and Area Certification, the Synchronization of Fresh Fruit Bunch and CPO price, and others. (T2)