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The Memberships of RSPO Reached 4.349 Members; Developed 11%
InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – According to the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil Impact (RSPOI) Report 2019, the membership of RSPO developed 11% to be 4.349 members on 30 June 2019. The biggest three countries having membership are from the United States of America, Germany, and United Kingdom.
The Independent Smallholders Getting RSPO Certificates Increased 52%
InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – In the recent days, the non-profit organization that focuses to sustainable practices, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) released the Impact Report 2019. The report noted that the numbers of independent smallholders getting RSPO certificates increased 52% and the numbers of the smallholders did too up to 165% from 1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019.
K Index is High, The Smallholders Do not Get the Better FFB Price
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In several months, the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) gets better price in some provinces where the palm oil plantations grow though it is not significant. But this is the good news for the smallholders. Unfortunately when the FFB gets more expensive, the K Index – as one indicator to calculate the FFB – is high too. This makes the smallholders not get the better FFB price in the field.
Knowing Palm Oil for the Health
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil is the edible vegetable oil which derives from the mesocarp of the fresh fruit bunch. Palm oil industries in Indonesia play the important roles to the economy because palm oil is easy to
Palm oil Deserves to Substitute Diesel Oil
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil is one kind of plantations that produces oil the most and it is consumed in Indonesia and by the world. It could be processed to food, cosmetic, to the cleaning products and could be
Boost the Downstream Industries to Increase the Additional Values
InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – To boost the additional values from palm oil products, the option is to develop the downstream (industries).
Sustainable Palm Oil Plantation Development is the Model in South Sumatera
InfoSAWIT, PAEMBANG –Head of Processing and Marketing Result, Plantation Agency of South Sumatera, Rudi Arpian said that in South Sumatera there are many good results in the plantation develop
SPKS: Minister of Agriculture Should Pay Attention to the Smallholders
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) supports the Syahrul Yasin Limpo as the Minister of Agriculture of Indonesia in 2019-2024. He is the bureaucrat for about 25 years, starting from the head of village, head of sub district, regent, and governor who has many experiences to manage the agriculture and plantation.
The FFB in Jambi on 25 – 30 October 2019 Gets Better Rp 23,78/Kg
InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Based on the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi province on 25 to 31 October 2019, it is decided that the 10-20 year old fruit is getting better Rp 23,78/Kg to be Rp 1.389,49/Kg.
The Vice Minister of External Affairs, Mahendra Siregar Should Secure Palm Oil
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – After being called to meet President, Joko Widodo in Istana Merdeka, Mahendra Siregar is officially as the Vice Minister of External Affairs of Indonesia.
After meeting the President, Mahen
One Period in the Forest Regions Could be the best for the People
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The law and environment observer, Sadino thought that the policy to publish the license for one cycle period or about 35 years would be the better way than the land amnesty a
To Guard the Mission of President to Develop Palm oil by Biodiesel
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The cabinet of “Indonesia Maju” has been made. The old and new persons are inside. They are ready to work to help and realize the vision and mission of the president and vice president of Indonesia in 2019-20224.
The Government Should Focus to Solve the Area Conflict in the Forestry Areas
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government should have solution to the area conflicts in the forestry regions as the main issue to the deforestation. The characteristic of land mastery in each location, and the history of the changing regulations published by the government could be the consideration to solve the conflicts.
Developing Wild Cat to Control Rats in Palm oil Plantation
InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR - The collaborative partnership among the members of RSPO in palm oil plantation sector, United Plantations Berhad (UP) and the project partner, Copenhagen Zoo reveale
The First 100 Days, Minister of Agriculture Would Confirm the Data of Commodity in Agriculture
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – After being officially inaugurated as the Minister of Agriculture for 2019-2024 in Istana Negara, Syahrul Yasin Limpo directly went to the Head Quarter of Ministry of Agriculture in Ragunan, South Jakarta.
RSPO Censures The Killers of Small Elephant in Sabah
InfoSAWIT, KOTA KINABALU - CEO Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), Datuk Darrel Webber censured the killer of the small elephant which is endangered and found dead with no ivory in District of Beluran, Sabah. RSPO also offered the reward about MYR 50,000 for the information who could get the killers and penalty to those who were responsible on. T
The Members of RSPO Do not Burn the Areas
InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Non-profit organization that focuses to sustainable palm oil practice, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has had a conclusion that the assumption to five companies from its palm oil plantation sector saying to burn the areas is not proven.
ISEAL, and the Stakeholders in Palm oil, Pulp and Paper in India Encouraged the Sustainable Business
InfoSAWIT, MUMBAI - ISEAL Alliance, an institution within global association to the sustainable standards, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSO), WWF-India, and Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) recently did strategic dialogue and workshop.
Two Agenda in the 15th IPOC
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) would run the 15th Indonesian Palm Oil Conference and 2020 Price Outlook.
Palm Oil Still Has the Brighter Future
InfoSAWIT, BEKASI – Though crude palm oil (CPO) price is in fluctuation, it does not mean that the business is not good anymore.




















