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InfoSAWIT, BENGKULU –23 palm oil plantation companies in Bengkulu Province would get sanction from the Provincial Government for the absence of the representatives to decide the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price which the provincial government did together with Indonesian Palm Oil Association, Bengkulu province did on last Wednesday.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN –The regulation in UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights (UNGP) may not be completely protecting the children  though the relationship between the children’s rights and business take place in many cases, not relating to the children’s labor issue only.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – The long term commitment of Cargill in zero burning through the prevention, monitoring, and fire control got the award from the Governor of South Sumatera. The award was directly given by the Governor, Alex Noerdin on 27 July 2018 for the plantation of PT Hindoli belonging to Cargill in Sungai Lilin,District of Musi Banyuasin and Mukut,District of Banyuasin.

InfoSAWT, JAKARTA -As Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) runs, the palm oil producers are introduced to new certificate nationally. It is International Sustainability and Carbon Certification (ISCC). It has been tested since 2010 in some palm oil plantations. By 2011, there had been some certificates given to palm oil producers, such as, Asian Agri Group.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -After Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) has not becoming the member of RSPO in 2011, there had been many discussions done nationally to make the sustainability standard as part of the industrial development nationally too because in 2009, Indonesia has made Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certificate which mandatorily runs.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The initiative of the government to improve the palm oil plantation sector in Indonesia may be only discussion. From the information, the concept of management improvement is being a design or plan only.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -Until now the independent smallholders face lots of challenges and need complete solution as fast as it could. The challenges are the fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price to sell and difficulty to get certificate.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The sustainable palm oil plantation practices are not dominated by the big palm oil plantation companies only because the independent smallholders practice too.

InfoSAWIT, MOSKOW -Festival Indonesia or the third Indonesian Festival  2018 started by making Indonesia – Russia Business Forum to discuss the infrastructures, tourism, energy, industry, transporation, palm oil in the World Trade Center in Moskow, last Thursday.

InfoSAWIT, JOGJAKARTA – After making the seminar since Wednesday (1/8), Seminar Nasional Planter Indonesia (SNPI) on Thursday (2/8/2018) officially ended. Chaiman of SNPI Committee, Darus Salam said, it was the sign to start Indonesian Planters Society (IPS).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - BASF has just accomplished the asset acquisition from Bayer. It is the strategic transition to complete plantation protection business in BASF, biotechnology, and digital agriculture. Besides the transaction is the sign that BASF would join seed, non – selective herbicide, and nematicide seed nursery businesses.

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Indonesian Planters Society (IPS) has recently been made. Chairman of Indonesian Planters Society, Zulham S Koto said, the factor that makes Indonesian Planters Society (IPS) is the concern of some Indonesian planters to make a place of profession for them because there is no institution yet. Meanwhile, ISP (Incorporated Society of Planters) in Malaysia has been running for one century. “By the making of IPS, Indonesian planters could be in synergy to develop their professionalism and contribute to increase the plan

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The government, private companies, and smallholders also pay attention to conserve the forest and the areas by making cooperation with many sides, such as, with UNDP (United Nations Development Programme).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The accusation saying that palm oil becoming the factor of deforestation globally including in Indonesia should actually be denied by itself. The palm oil plantations in the world are much narrower than the soybean areas. The high productivity of palm oil plantation becomes the main factor on the sustainable cultivation.

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA –To increase the roles of the planters, they who join in Indonesian Planters Society (IPS) for the first time, did seminar both in palm oil sector and other commodities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –During the first semester 2018, the crude palm oil (CPO) was about US$ 605 – US$ 695 per metric ton. The CPO price was globally pressed since the early days in December 2017 to the first semester 2018. It was never US$ 700 per metric ton.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In the first semester 2018, the crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative export to United States of America (USA) increased from Indonesia reaching 68,38 thousand tons or 13% compared to the same period in last year or from 542,70 thousand tons to be 611,08 thousand tons. “It is expected that USA could increase more to fulfill its domestic industries,” Executive Director of Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), Mukti Sardjono said in the official statement to InfoSAWIT.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The palm oil exports from Indonesia in the first semester 2018 were pressed. The exports (CPO, PKO, and the derivative, including oleochemical and biodiesel) just reached 15,30 milliontonsordecreased 2% compared to the same period in last year that reached 15,62 milliontons.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA), during the first semester 2018, the crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative exports from Indonesia to the main export countries were not good, namely, India.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – If India and European Union decreased their imports, it did not happen in China. According to Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA),in the first semester 2018, the crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivative import volume in China reached 343,31 thousand tons or increased 23% compared to the same period in last year, orfrom 1,48 milliontonsto be 1,82 milliontons.