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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – European Union (EU) and the members officially ended the Climate Diplomacy Week (CDW)in Indonesia on Sunday (6/10/2019). In the same day, the youth from Indonesia shared their experiences about how they were the pioneers or the role models to solve the climate emergency. They told that the other youth could follow them. “The youth movement globally in the climate action is the proof that the people increase their awareness that the climate change is real and urgent until now,” the Attorney of Ad Interim, EU Delegation, Charles-Michel Geurts said in the official statement to InfoSAWIT.

InfoSAWIT, KUTA – The government of Indonesia would prepare to face and sue European Union (EU) about the Renewable Energi Directive (RED) II and the implementation of Delegated Regulation (DR) to the World Trade Organization (WTO).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Developing palm oil plantations in Indonesia always faces issues and problems, such as, the limited areas because of strict regulations. But it is not stuck – still. The independent smallholders’ areas are the focus. Besides being potential to develop the plantations in the future, theirs could be the way to increase the people’s productivity and their economy.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Wilmar takes the people to prevent the fire in the forest and areas. This partnership is to make awareness and responsibility together to prevent the fire when the dry season comes.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – About a month ago, the fire burned the forests and areas. it took place in some palm oil plantations belonging to Malaysian investors, Sime Darby or in Indonesia, it is known as Minamas Plantation, Kuala Lumpur Kepong, Batu Kawan Group, and Wilmar Group. There were hundreds of hotspots.

InfoSAWIT, KARACHI – Ministry of Trade keeps increasing the trade relationship and cooperation in the trade promotion. It was told by Director of Export Development and Cooperation, Ministry of Trade, Marolop Nainggolan in the Training on Trade Promotion on 23–25 September 2019 in Karachi, Pakistan.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To anticipate the fire in the forests and areas in West and Central Kalimantan, the palm oil plantation company, Bumitama Gunajaya Agro (BGA) Group through its Fire Taskforce Team, BGA Group join the morning meeting (Apel Siaga) to fire prevention in the forests and areas 2019 in its many operational. This morning meeting would become the forum to coordinate with other instances and to arrange the strategy to extinguish the fire.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Trade took the consumers of Indonesia to use more hygienic and healthier palm cooking oil in the domestic. This was told by Minister of Trade, Enggartiasto Lukita in the "Launching Wajib Kemas Minyak Goreng Dalam Rangka Mendorong Peningkatan Penggunaan Produk Dalam Negeri” in Jakarta on Sunday (6/10/2019).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation company is identical with the institution that needs strong power, works in hot day, and should be able to carry the fresh fruit bunch. These are about men’s works. But these are not too because there are female workers (employees) in palm oil plantation company too.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Director of Fundraising, PFMA, Herdrajat Natawijaya said that the fund distribution for the smallholders’ replanting program (SRP) in 2017 – 2019 reaches Rp. 706,90 billion covering about 28.276 hectares (ha). If the smallholders mostly have 2 hectares, it means that the fund distribution has involved about 14 thousand men.

InfoSAWIT, KAMPAR – As the follow up from the agreement of cooperation that was signed in February 2019 among Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Makmur Lestari, PT BRI Agroniaga Tbk., Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA), and Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food through its subsidiary in Riau, PT Ramajaya Pramukti did the first smallholders’ replanting program (SRP). The agreement is about to give the grant to SRP for more than Rp 8 billion from PFMA to the smallholders as the members of KUD.

InfoSAWIT, BANJARMASIN – As same as the national agenda, "SDM Unggul Indonesia Maju", palm oil plantation companies nationally joining in Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) do the real action fast. One of it is by managing the labors in palm oil as key. It is the best to anticipate the future by creating it – that the wise said.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Head of Research and Development, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Dadan Kusdiana said that there are two ways to increase the domestic absorption for biodiesel. The first is by optimizing the biodiesel advantage from crude palm oil in the electricity and industries; and the second is by urging to use green fuel, such as, green diesel, green gasoline, green avtur, and others.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Riau province and the FFB Documents No. 38 on 2 to 8 October 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is cheaper Rp 30,55/Kg to be Rp 1.415,45/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -September 2019 is one year when President’s Instruction  No. 8 / 2018 was published about the Postponement and Evaluation of Palm oil Plantation License and Its Enhancement.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The crude palm oil (CPO) price which keeps decreasing makes many issues for the industries nationally. The cheap CPO makes sustainable issues to the process that the 

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Holding Perkebunan Nusantara PTPN III (Persero), through its subsidiary, PT Industri Nabati Lestari (INL) succeeded to export palm oil products to United States of America and Euro

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The referential price for crude palm oil (CPO) to make the Out Fee in October 2018 is US$ 574,86/Metric Ton (MT). It gets better US$ 19,31 or 3,48 percent compared to it in S

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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Head of Secretariat of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO), Azis Hidayat said that the implementation of ISPO scheme to the planters, both the government, the sta