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CPO Exports to China and Bangladesh Increased
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –In October, some countries where Indonesia keeps exporting crude palm oil (CPO), such as, China, increased its demands reaching 14% or from 370,47 thousandtonsin September to be 423,74thousandtons, then European Union (increased 18%), USA (increased 11%), and Bangladesh (increased 22%).
Area Conflict, The Smallholders Deal with PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk
InfoSAWIT, SULBAR –Based on the next trial within the agenda, reading the interlocutor from the Judge, the court started at 4 p.m WITA on last Thursday (14/12). The smallholders who are in charged to steal the fresh fruit bunch of the company, PT Mamuang, were accompanied by the lawyer when attending the court.
US Rejected to Discuss Agricultural Issue in Ministrial Conference in 11th WTO Summit
InfoSAWIT, BUENOS AIRES – Indonesia keeps protecting its food security nationally though the permanent solution on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes(PSH) is not agreed yet. Secretary of Trade, Indonesia, Enggartiasto Lukita told it after the Ministrial Conference in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 10-13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
CPO to India and Pakistan was Stagnant, Increased the Stock
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA -In October 2017, India and Pakistan were stagnant to get crude palm oil (CPO). It influenced the decreasing exports and export volume from Indonesia to the two countries.
10 Palm Oil Companies having Widest Areas Do not Cultivate
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Since 2013 the refineries, the crude palm oil (CPO) trades announced the third suppliers from the CPO they get. According to the researches done by Chain Reaction Research, there might be 900 palm oil factories (POFs) in Indonesia. The source of fresh fruit bunch (FFB) could be from the areas, and the third suppliers and the smallholders (plasma).
Astra Agro Lestari Criminalized Smallholders in Village of Polanto Jaya
InfoSAWIT, SULBAR –About 50 villagers of Polanto Jaya on Thursday(14/12) did solidarity in front of Court of Pasang Kayu, District ofNorth Mamuju, West Sulawesi.
Palm Oil is Promising, The Smallholders Keep Cultivating
Info SAWIT, JAKARTA -Until now in palm oil sector, the sustainability issue gets stronger and in the end, it is one of many factors to have and run the world trade though the sustainable products are still dominated by the demands from the European countries.
Indonesia Strengthens the Trade of Palm Oil Derivative Product, Fatty Alcohol to European Union
Info SAWIT, JAKARTA –Though European Union has decided the change of Anti – Dumping Import Duty (ADID) for palm oil derivative product, fatty alcohol in 2012, Indonesia still found the miss-match with the Regulation in Anti-Dumping Agreement(ADA) of World Trade Organization(WTO)implemented to the exporters and producers of Indonesia.
Win the Claim in WTO, Palm Oil Derivative Product,Fatty AlcoholWould be boosted to European Union
Info SAWIT, JAKARTA – General Director of Foreign Trade, Ministry of Trade, Oke Nurwan emphasized, thefatty alcoholfrom Indonesia is ready to compete again in the European Union. The chance is open after European Commission (EC) decided to stop the Anti - Dumping Import Duty (ADID) in November 2016 on the fatty alcoholproducts from Indonesia.
54% of Palm Oil Areas in Central Kalimantan Have got RSPO Certificates
Info SAWIT, JAKARTA –As one provincewhere the equator passes by, Central Kalimantan is very potential to develop kinds of agribusiness sector. One of them is by developing palm oil.
Prof Erliza Hambali Got the Best Innovator, IPB 2017, The Portrait of Lecturer and Businessman
Info SAWIT, BOGOR –At Monday night (12/12/2017) Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) regularly held “Malam Apresiasi Inovator dan Mitra IPB 2017 (MAMI)” in IPB International Convention Center, Bogor.
The Stakeholders Should Allocate 20% of Their Areas to Accelerate the Agrarian Reformation.
InfoSAWIT, BOGOR- Target Obyek Reforma Agraria (TORA) reaching about 4,1 million hectares should be got from the obligation of 20% from the plantation companies by releasing the forest, and 2,1 million hectares of the Production Forests that have been conversed. Having 60% of the areas that the palm oil plantation companies master in Indonesia, Ministry
11thWTO Ministrial Conference, Secretary of Trade Hoped the Permanent Stockholding for Food Security
InfoSAWIT, BUENOS AIRES- Indonesia hoped, the World Trade Organization (WTO) could make permanent solution on Public Stockholding for Food Security Purposes (PSH) and the solution of Special Safeguard Mechanism (SSM). Both issues should get the solutions for being the mandates in previous Ministrial Conference.
Six Issues in Palm OIl
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In 2014, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) did researches about the issues
The Risk of Reputation for the Banks that Fund Unsustainable Producers
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The latest report launched by Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), in cooperation with Lanskap Indonesia, Profundo, World Agroforestry Centre, and CIFOR, noted the relationship between unsustainabl palm oil practices and the increasing risks for the banks and investors that fund the operational.
9 Directors in PTPN Substitute
InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –The management of Holding Perkebunan Nusantara PTPN III (Persero) officially substituted the Directors of PTPN VI, VII, VII, IX, X, XIII, and XIV based on Decision No. 3.06/SKPTS/132/2017on 11 December 2017 signed by Secretary of Enterprises, Rini Soemarno and Director of Holding Perkebunan Nusantara PTPN III (Per