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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA  - The information from Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) Secretariat Commission mentioned that by September 2018, there are about 659 planters (stakeholders) joining ISPO certificate process. Of the numbers, 648 are from plantation companies, , 7 KUD/KSU Plasma Plantation, 1 Village Enterprises or Badan Usaha Milik Desa (Bumdes), and 3 unions (Asosiasi Kebun Swadaya). There were about 413 getting the certificates.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation industries are the strategic ones to the economy nationally. Besides the biggest exchange makers for the economy, these industries have planted the trees in about 200 districts. Within the large plantations, it is normal that palm oil plays its important role in the regional economic development, creates the employment, and decreases the poverty.

InfoSAWIT, BALI – Nitrogen is kind of hara that is needed when cultivating palm oil plantation. The issue is that the climate change has made Nitrogen loss and in the end, the quality of palm oil trees is not so good.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to the Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in East Kalimantan Province, the FFB more than ten year old fruit is Rp 1.361,61/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI –According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team Decision in Jambi Province for 31 August to 06 September 2018, the (FFB) in the province for the  10-20 year old fruit is Rp 1.473,69/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -It is admitted that the palm oil trees in Jambi are getting old and they need replanting program. The plantations which were planted in 1980s become the learning process to develop the plantations done by the companies and the people around.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU –According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team in Riau Province, based on its Decision No. 35 for 29 August to 4 September 2018, the  10-20 year old fruit gets cheaper about Rp 19,83/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA — Developing and enlarging responsible palm oil chain of stock should start from making investment to the community in agriculture and commitment to develop the sustainable practice.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food, the integrated palm oil plantation company from the upstream to downstream sector re – cooperates with Orangutan Foundation International (OFI) to rehabilitate and conserve orangutan.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The crude palm oil (CPO) referential price to decide Out Fee (OF) in September 2018 is US$ 603,94/ton. The referential price gets cheaper US$ 28,23 or 4,46% from the previous  period, August 2018 which was US$ 632,17/ton.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Palm Fatty Acid Distillate (PFAD) is the side product which is produced from crude palm oil (CPO) to be Refined Deodorized Palm Oil (RBDPO) in the refinery plant. The numbers of PFAD in the CPO refining process reach about 4% of the processed CPO.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –After 'Young Videomaker of Responsible Consumption' competition was launched in April 2018, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil(RSPO) and World Wildlife Fund for Nature(WWF) Indonesia announced the winner of the competion on Monday (27/08/2018), as part of the RSPO Youth Leader in Sustainability in cooperation with #Beliyangbaik.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Palm oil plantation which keeps developing also needs fund support as the capital of business. Based on General Directorate of Plantation, Ministry of Agriculture, Indonesia, the total palm oil plantations nationally in 2017 reached about 14,031 million hectares and would be more.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -The world may misunderstand that the social and environment impact from palm oil industrial development could be solved if the companies stop using palm oil in their products by substituting with other kinds of vegetable oil. But according to RSPO, it is not easy to do because of some reasons.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The exports of oil and gas in July 2018 reached US$ 14,81 billion or increased 19,0% compared to the same month in last year (YoY). The exports were the highest until in the midst of this year and the high exports may be even the same with the monthly export in the last seven years, reaching US$ 14,82 billion in 2011.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Trade Republic of Indonesia has prepared some ways to improve the trade balance deficit. It would be done by increasing the exports to the non – traditional countries and decreasing the trade barrier to the export countries. In imports, Ministry of Trade is controlling the import consumption goods. Ministry of Trade is in cooperation with Ministry of Industry, and Ministry of Treasury to discuss the Income Tax to the imports goods which have the substitutions in this country.

InfoSAWIT, KETAPANG –The indigenous people in Dusun Manjau, Village of Laman Satong, Sub district of Matan Hilir Utara, District of Ketapang, West Kalimantan, agreed to release 535 hectares (ha) as the conservation areas to one national palm oil company, PT Kayung Agro Lestari (KAL).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA  - After three years, Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) might do its work well. For example, in 2017 PFMA collected Rp 14,2 billion. While until the first semester of 2018, the fund had reached Rp 6,4 billion.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) supports palm oil development in the future by funding the research and development program. From what InfoSAWIT got, PFMA funded 115 researches in 2016 to the first semester in 2018 that 37 universities/research institutions did by involving 127 senior researchers and 146 new researchers.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Palm oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) supports to expand the B20 Mandatory Program which the government has planned to support the utilization of renewable energy, and also to save the foreign exchange reserves.