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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Rising temperatures and increasing climate volatility are becoming major obstacles for Indonesia’s integrated palm oil-cattle farming system, widely known as SISKA. Daily tropical temperatures ranging between 27°C and 34°C are triggering heat stress in livestock, significantly reducing productivity, reproductive performance, and overall farm efficiency.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – What was once considered a low-value combustion residue from the palm oil industry is now emerging as a promising raw material for next-generation energy technology. Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) is exploring the potential of nanosilica extracted from palm oil boiler ash waste to support the development of flexible energy storage systems, including power solutions for future wearable electronics.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG LAWAS UTARA – PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (BRI) has donated two school buses to SD-SMP YADIKA, located within the Bukit Harapan oil palm plantation operated by PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero) in North Padang Lawas Regency, reinforcing efforts to improve educational access and student transportation safety in plantation communities.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm-cattle integration system continues to face a major bottleneck: securing high-quality nutrition for productive livestock. For cattle in critical physiological stages—including pregnancy, lactation, and calf growth—nutritional demands often exceed what under-canopy forage in oil palm plantations can provide.

InfoSAWIT, BENGKALIS – The Bengkalis Regency Government in Riau has accelerated preparations for its 2026 Smallholders Replanting Program (PSR), targeting 300 hectares of community-owned oil palm plantations for rejuvenation as part of efforts to boost productivity and strengthen long-term sustainability.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s National Defense Council (DPN) has underlined that the long-term success of the country’s B50 biodiesel mandate will depend not only on downstream processing capacity, but critically on sustainable improvements in upstream palm oil productivity.

InfoSAWIT, BENGKULU – Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI) is stepping up efforts to strengthen sustainable labor practices in Indonesia’s palm oil industry through a collaborative workshop aimed at improving protections and welfare for daily workers across plantation operations.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) tender market showed little movement on Friday, with multiple offerings at PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara withdrawn after bids failed to meet asking levels, while the broader regional palm oil market remained in consolidation mode as traders awaited key supply and demand data from the Malaysian Palm Oil Board next week.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – As volatility in global fossil fuel markets continues to pressure industrial operating costs, Indonesia’s state-owned palm oil producer PTPN IV PalmCo is accelerating its transition toward renewable energy by converting palm oil mill waste into biogas-powered electricity—an initiative that is delivering both operational savings and measurable environmental benefits.

InfoSAWIT, SOUTH BENGKULU – The Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries is intensifying efforts to strengthen Smallholder capabilities through its Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) Training Program, a hands-on initiative designed to improve technical knowledge, raise plantation productivity, and promote more sustainable oil palm cultivation across producing regions.

InfoSAWIT, SERDANG BEDAGAI – The release of oil palm genetic resources originating from Tanzania is being viewed as more than a scientific milestone. For both Tanzania and Indonesia, it represents a deepening strategic partnership in agricultural development—one that links research, innovation, and long-term sustainability in the future of the palm oil industry.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan is sharpening the direction of its 2026 Research Grant Program, urging researchers to move beyond academic theory and develop proposals that can be translated into practical industrial solutions, downstream innovation, and measurable economic impact across the palm oil, coconut, and cocoa sectors.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) prices for oil palm growers in West Kalimantan moved higher in the first pricing period of May 2026, offering improved returns for Smallholders and plantation producers across the province amid steady upstream palm oil fundamentals.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) trading sentiment remained under pressure on Thursday (May 7, 2026), as Indonesia’s domestic tender market recorded withdrawals while benchmark palm oil futures in Malaysia continued to weaken for a second consecutive trading session.

InfoSAWIT, SERDANG BEDAGAI – Indonesia has taken another strategic step to strengthen the long-term competitiveness of its palm oil industry by expanding its genetic resource base, marking the official release of oil palm germplasm sourced from Tanzania as part of the country’s national plasma germplasm enrichment program.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysian plantation company AEP Plantations has signed a sale and purchase agreement to acquire PT Pinago Utama Tbk, marking a significant expansion move that will strengthen its plantation footprint and production base in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries is deepening strategic cooperation with Papua New Guinea to accelerate sustainable palm oil development and strengthen collaboration among producing nations.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Fresh palm fruit bunch (FFB) prices in North Sumatra posted a modest increase for the May 6–12, 2026 pricing period, offering a slight uplift for growers amid mixed palm oil market sentiment.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has officially set Indonesia’s Biodiesel Market Index Price (HIP BBN) for May 2026 at Rp 14,917 per liter, excluding transportation costs, reinforcing pricing certainty for the country’s strategic biofuel sector.

InfoSAWIT, PADANG – Fresh palm fruit bunch (FFB) prices in West Sumatra declined during the first pricing period of May 2026, reflecting softer market conditions in the upstream palm oil sector.