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InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – Besides producing crude palm oil (CPO), the palm oil factories in East Kalimantan also make liquid waste which is known as palm oil mill effluent (POME) in massive numbers.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Since December 2018, Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) has not taken the export citation or famously known as Crude palm oil Supporting Fund (CSF) based on the Regulation of Ministry of Treasury No. 152/PMK.05/2018 about the change of Regulation of Ministry of Treasury No. 81/PMK.05/2018 about the Public Service Obligation Tariff of PFMA to Ministry of Treasury.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Until now Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) consists of Indonesia and Malaysia only and the countries are the main producers in the world. For there would be new member, Columbia, it is believed that CPOPC would strengthen the institution.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As one province where the widest palm oil plantations (about 21%) operate and contribute about  27% to the crude palm oil (CPO) production in Indonesia, Riau seriously arranges the provincial action plans or Rencana Aksi Provinsi (RAP) to support the sustainable palm oil  practices.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the workshop to synchronize Rencana Aksi Nasional Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan (RAN-KSB), the provincial action plan and the district action plan  or Rencana Aksi Provinsi (RAP), and Rencana Aksi Kabupaten (RAK) together with Forum Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan Indonesia (FOKSBI) and Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari (LTKL), North Sumatera is seriously committed to realize sustainable palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Train (railway) is the best option to tranport crude palm oil (CPO) in the future in Sumatera as the center palm oil production nationally. In North Sumatera, the Netherland run the concept since 1883 to transport tobacco. It is time for the government to take the privates and regional governments to make train rail (system) through private public partnership. The railway of CPO Jambi-Pekanbaru-Dumai could be parallel  with the highway project of Trans Sumatera that the government prepares to run.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Besides as the motor of economy in many regions, palm oil constributes to conserve the environment. This could be seen from the narrow areas where the world also cultivates palm oil plantations. Palm oil is more productive 8 to 10 times than other kinds of vegetable oil in the world. The areas are not wide too.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It is important to make terrace namely in the hilly areas within certain tilt. It should be done so that the planting, nursery, and fertilization process could be easier. If the planting is irregularly done in the hilly areas, there would be problems to face namely when the palm oil trees are about 7 years old.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – If palm oil is blocked to produce, this would influence the balance of supply and demands of vegetable oil in the world. It is easy to guess that the vegetable oil would be more expensive because of the small in number - supply. If it keeps happening, the additional demands in the world on fat and vegetable oil should be fulfilled by the subtropical countries. If this happens, the areas would be more massive to add the production of soybean, rapeseed, and sunflower oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Deputy II of Chief of President’s Staff in Study and Prior Program Management, Yanuar Nugroho said that from its witdth, palm oil plantations laid about 14 million hectares (ha) (The statistic in 2018) by involving 6,37 million workers and produced 37,8 million tons of palm oil. Palm oil plantations are cultivated by three major groups, they are, the private (stakeholders) reaching 55% of the total plantations, the second is the smallholders reaching 40% and the third is the government reaching 5%.

InfoSAWIT, USA – “Your body is not your account but a chemical laboratory”. This slogan of health was once told by a famous American fitness and nutrition expert, JJ Virgin six years ago. The TV host once popularized Modern Girl’s Guide to Life and Freaky Eaters show and suggested to consume palm oil.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Last year, the palm oil moratorium (President’s Instruction No. 8 / 2018) was published. It is hoped, it could be the way to the smallholders to get the advantages. For example, there would be potential to increase their productivity from the government’s programs, such as, the replanting program. This could be one solution for the independent smallholders cultivating in the forest regions.

InfoSAWIT, SIMPANG EMPAT – At least there are 21 big palm oil plantation companies and the banks in District of Pasaman Barat, West Sumatera might not realize the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to the surroundings.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in Riau from the FFB Decision No. 07 period 20 to 26 February 2019, the 10 - 20 year old fruit is cheaper Rp 0,09/Kg to be Rp 1.575,03/Kg

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in South Sumatera province in period II, on 19 February 2019, it is decided that the 10 - 20 year old fruit is cheaper Rp 7,32/kg to be Rp 1.423,75/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Pusat Teknologi Agroindustri, one unit in BPPT has also developed kinds of emulsifier, such as, Gliserol Mono Laurat (GML), and Gliserol Mono Fatty Acid (GMFA1) in derivative palm oil – base. The emulsifier products are applied as the coating materials to maintain the freshness of mango knowing that the commercial emulsifier used today is from bees-wax – base which the material is still imported. It is hoped, it could reduce the dependence of imported materials.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil industries may have challenges because of the publication of President’s Instruction No. 8 / 2018 about the Postponement and Evaluation of Palm oil Plantation License and Its Increasing Productivity. It means that in the regulation, at least, until the next three years, there would be no enlargement and new planting in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To increase palm oil plantation productivity, it needs to see two aspects, they are, non-agronomy and agronomy.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG – Supported by the main palm oil plantations about  218,409 hectares (ha), and the plasma plantations about 66.615 ha, the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., reached about 5,7 million tons or increased about 10,2% compared to those in 2017.

InfoSAWIT, BANDUNG – In 2018, the capital expenditure (capex) of PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk., was only less than Rp. 1,7 billion. One of its usage was to fund the construction of palm oil factory. For example, in South Kalimantan, the company has constructed a 45 ton per hour - palm oil factory and multiplied some capacity in some factories.