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InfoSAWIT, SIAK - For Mohamad Jamaludin (81), it is his dream to have high productivity palm oil plantation. But in the late days his plantations start to withered. Replanting program is the only wa

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – 527 villages around palm oil plantation companies which are the members of Indonesian Palm Oil Association Indonesia (IPOA) are in synergy to prevent the fire in the forests and areas.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of South Sumatera Province in the second period, 17 October 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is getting better Rp 19,71/Kg to be Rp 1.345,59/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The crude palm oil (CPO) production in Indonesia by August 2019 reached 34,7 million tons or about 14% more than it in the same period in 2018. It increased 8,7% compared to July production.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The fire in the forests and areas, and area conflict which keep happening in every single year namely in Sumatera and Kalimantan means that the government of Indonesia has lots to improve so that palm oil usage as the source of material to produce biodiesel should derive from the sustainable and responsible ways.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Based on the theme of Indonesian Independence day 2019, SDM Unggul Indonesia Maju, it is the important thing to increase the human resources HR). So the edu

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch Team of Riau province and the FFB Documents of Riau province No. 40 on  16  to  22 October 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old 

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - According to the prediction of British Petroleum (BP), the needs and demands of energy whole over the world would keep increasing as same as the increasing populatio

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The general election for the president candidates is no more in this year. But the results and the issues about it still keep going on and on. Actually the general election is the first thing to determine the democracy process that would run for the next five years. But the issues in the process would be shackle in the democracy up to the next ele

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – During the dry season in 2019, the fire takes place in the forest and areas. not only that, it also produces smoke that pollutes the air and influences the health. Knowing this, one palm oil plantation company nationally, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro Group, through Bakti Sosial Bumitama distributed 8.000 maskers to the people who are hit by the smoke and told them not to burn the forest and areas. BGA also gave maskers and 3000 additional nutrient packages to the students where the smoke vulnerably hit the schools.

InfoSAWIT, BEKASI – For the third time, the scholarship program of Pendidikan dan Pelatihan Teknis Kebun Kelapa Sawit equal to Diploma 1 (D1), within the support from Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency in cooperation with Politeknik Kelapa Sawit Citra Widya Edukasi (Poltek Kelapa Sawit CWE) graduated the students (participants) who are competent in palm oil plantation for the foreman level.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The law practitioners and academy questioned the statement of Ministry of Environment and Forestry saying that 85% of the fire (in the forests and areas) took place in the concession areas to plantation business. Based on Global Forest Watch (GFW), the fire in the palm oil concession areas reached 11%, while out of the concession areas reached 68%. The data was from 1 January 2019 to 16 September 2019.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - President Joko Widodo claimed that the fire (in the forests and areas) in many regions in Indonesia is as the organized crime. Some non-government organizations, without basic, even claimed that there would be interests of some corporates behind the fire (in the forests and areas). The question is that what about the areas cultivated by the government where the fire massively took place, such as, the forest? The advance country, such as, America and Russia have got the big flame when the El Nion takes place.

InfoSAWIT, AMSTERDAM – On Monday (7/10/2019) in Amsterdam, Hemsi (38), the smallholder from Village of Panca Mukti, Donggala, Central Sulawesi gave protest documents to ABN-AMRO in Amsterdam to tell that one palm oil plantation company where he lives has taken his areas. ABN – AMRO in Amsterdam, Netherland is as the shareholder of the main company which is in conflict with him.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of National Development Plans/National Development Plan Agency, Tanoto Foundation, and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) launched Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Academy Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – As one social responsibility of the palm oil plantation companies to the surroundings, Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) recently gave helps through corporate social responsibility (CSR) to rehabilitate and renovate the school of Ma’had Nurul Islam in Parit Gotong Royong, Dusun Saga, Village of Sungai Enau, Sub district of Kuala Mandor B, District of Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan province.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch Team, Jambi province on 11 - 17 October 2019, it is decided that the 10-20 year old fruit Gets Better Rp 17,92/Kg to be Rp 1.353,41/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Riau Province and the FFB Decision No. 39/TPH TBS-X/2019 on 9 to 15 October 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is getting better Rp 6,29/Kg to be Rp 1.421,74/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk (DSNG), through its subsidiary, PT Agro Andalan (AAN) officially inaugurated the eighth palm oil factory (POF) in District of Sekadau, West Kalimantan. It means that the company now have 10 POFs within the total capacity reaching 540 tons per hour.

InfoSAWIT, KUTA – To face the international regulatins to palm oil limit, just like what European Union published in Renewable Energi Directive (RED) II and Delegated Regulation (DR), the government of Indonesia together with the stakeholders have made FoKSBI (Forum Kelapa Sawit Bekelanjutan Indonesia) to strengthen the multi stakeholder– cooperation.