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JAKARTA – Millions palm oil plantations belonging to the farmers in Indonesia havebeen old and should be in replanting process. But the government thought, they who run this commodity have been good to handle by themselves though 40% of palm oil plantations belong to the farmers.

JAKARTA – In 2015, PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) VI will run palm oil downstream industry by founding palm kernel oil (PKO) factory within s 40 tons – 50 tons per hour in capacity in Sungai Bahar, Jambi.

SINGAPURA – By the end of March, Golden Agri Resources Ltd (GAR) totally has planted area about 469.576 hectare, which consist of 369.294 ha are main plantation and the rest, 100.282 are plasma plantation.

JAKARTA – It was surprising thing in United States (US). When all the aim countries had decreasing demand of palm oil, US booked increasing demands of CPO significantly.

BENGKULU–Non Government Organizations keep making campaigns which says that palm oil industries damage the environment and harm the pople. On Monday (18/5/2014), in Bengkulu, two activist of United States, Jeff Conant from Friends of Earth (FOE) and Brihannala Morgan from Rainforest Action Network (RAN) did campaigns aboutpalm oil and minings.

BERAU – Administrator Board (AB) REDD+ appreciated District of Berau which run the Berau Forest Carbon Programme and other initiatives, such as, changing the Other Areal Usage to be Lesan Protected Forest about 11.000 hectares and palm oil plantation to be Labuan Cermin Protected Region about 2.000 hectares.

KUBU RAYA – One palm oil company in District of Kubu Raya, West Kalimantan, PT Cipta Tumbuh Berkembang (CTB) was accused to steal the area belonging to the Kraton Mulya Emperor to be palm oil plantation in Village Tanjung Bunga, Subdistrict of Teluk Pak Kedai.

BERAU–To implement REDD+(Reducing Emmission from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, Provincial Government ofEast Kalimantan and the local government of Berau continue the cooperation with the Administrator Board (AB) of REDD+ which had been signed in 2013.

JOHOR – In the general yearly meeting of Federal Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Authority (Felcra) Sri Mersing Project, which was attended by 1, 150 participants, the meeting should wait for some time to get profits from palm oil projects.

SANGATTA – To develop the people’s economy in District of East Kutai (East Kalimantan), the government plans to re-build factories to produce crude palm oil (CPO).

MEDAN–To many journalists, Head of Central Statistic Board, North Sumatera, Win Koesdiatmono, Monday (19/5/2014) said in March 2014, five export commodities of North Sumatera increased from the previous month.

JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Plantation Businessmen said we have good biodiesel production natural palm oil-base. So the priority should be biodiesel development in whole.

Gowa–Regional Government of Gowa through the local Social, Workers, and Transmigration Agent in  2014 will send Indonesian workers to Malaysia as palm oil labor.

JAKARTA – The usage of worse seeds makes Bakrie Group develop its own palm oil seeds. According to Yohannes Samosir of Bakrie Research Institute, it is planned to be sold commercially in the next year.

KOTAPINANG –Campaigners of Green Labusel Community (GLC) accused the peatland in South Labuhan Batu especially in Subdistrict of.Kampungrakyat turned into palm oil plantation. dijadikan perkebunan kelapa sawit.

JAKARTA – Indonesian Palm Oil Plantation Businessmen (IPOPB) said, Indonesia is the biggest producer of crude palm oil (CPO) and become the hope of the mankind’s welfare in the future.

JAKARTA –El-Nino storm which will be happening in ASEAN regions including Indonesia on June – September will decrease the productivity and crude palm oil CPO exports.

MANDYA–Though being in drought for last three years, palm oil cultivation in district of Mandya, India have been planted. But they still hope that the rain will come soon.

JAKARTA – Environmental issues and social conflicts keeps happening in Indonesian palm oil industries especially Indonesia is well known as the biggest producer in the world.

SINGAPURA – A company running its business in palm oil, Golden Agri Resources Ltd in the first quarter (1Q2014) noted its profits about US$ 1,914 or increasing 34% than the same period in last year which were US$ US$ 1,430.