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InfoSAWIT, PALU – Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) Central Sulawesi Province proposed to apply palm oil empty bunches as the alternative for organic fertilizer to escalate plantation productivity in Indonesia. The representative of IPOA Central Sulawesi Province, Halik Barutu mentioned it in an event in Palu.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – For the past year, Forum Petani Sawit Berkelanjutan Indonesia (Fortasbi) did many to escalate independent smallholders’ capacity to reinforce their sustainable commitment. It was about to train and develop them that covered 3.284 independent smallholders in many provinces in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Plasma and FFB Documents Number 25 on 17 – 23 July 2024, it is decided that the 9 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 60,62/Kg to be Rp 3.093,53/kg.

InfoSAWIT, BENGKULU UTARA – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) conducted Palm Oil Cultivation Technic and Post-Harvest Training in Bengkulu. It was part of palm oil plantation human resource development in 2024 and was joined by 88 smallholders from Regency of Bengkulu Utara. The training would last for five days - from 15 to 19 July 2024 at Hotel Mercure Bengkulu. It was in cooperation with General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture and PT Citra Widya Education (PT CWE).

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – Palm oil plantation human resource development training program from Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) and General Directorate of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture successfully got the attention and appreciation from South Sumatera province. The training was joined by 61 smallholders from Regency of Lahat and Ogan Komering Ilir (OKI). It was conducted by Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) with the supports from PFMA and General Directorate of Plantation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was in withdraw (WD with the highest bid Rp. 12.688/kg on Tuesday (16/7/2024). It meant to get increased Rp 48/kg or about 0,38% compared to Monday (15/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.640/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk (SGRO) faced palm oil production challenges in the first semester of 2024 because of El Nino impacts that happened in the second semester of 2024 namely in Sumatera.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – Smallholders replanting program (SRP) that Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) conducted in West Kalimantan Province significantly got the hit. Ever since it was started in 2018 to December 2023, SRP successfully covered about 20,3 thousand hectares in the province tand the realization reached Rp 492,641 billion.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to calculate FFB price in the first period – July 2024 (1 - 15 July 2024), the > 10 year old FFB gets cheaper Rp 17,58/kg to be Rp 2.656,02/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Central Bureau of Statistic (CBS) reported the main non-oil and gas commodity exports from Indonesia, for instance, coal, iron and steel, crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives, in June 2024.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – Palm oil plantation in Indonesia has a long history. It started since the early of the 20^th century. The first planting was in 1911 commercially by Oliepalmen Cultur in Pulau Raja, Asahan. The England de Sumatra - RCMA continued the busiess and others did too. They contributed to palm oil industrial development in East Sumatera.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government might focus on delivering solution on illegal palm oil plantations that many discussed.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp. 12.640/kg on Monday (15/7/2024). It means to get increase Rp 10/kg or about 0,08% to Friday (12/7/2024) tender that was Rp 12.630/kg.

InfoSAWIT, BANJARBARU – Head of Livestock and Plantation Agency South Kalimantan Province, Suparmi said that SISKA KU INTIP would be a prior program in the province. It would be about to escalate beef self-sufficiency to support food security and food pillar in Ibu Kota Nusantara (IKN).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources, Arifin Tasrif said that biodiesel 40 percent or B40 would be realized in 2025. The government did some tests to confirm the readiness of the program. B40 consists of fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) from palm oil about 40% in fuel diesel (fuel).

InfoSAWIT, BANDA ACEH – Thousand hectares of palm oil plantations in Aceh Province have been abandoned with no good cultivation. This encouraged Serikat Petani Kelapa Sawit (SPKS) Aceh to urge President Joko Widodo to revoke business permits and hand over the areas for the local smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Professor of Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University, Rachmat Pambudy said that it would be important to publish policy for palm oil industries in the context, to protect every issue. He said that it would be relevant for the government to adopt protection policy.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – To escalate the people’s understanding about palm oil, Museum Perkebunan Indonesia (Musperin) introduced innovative immersive room. This would be very effective to educate the people namely the young ages about palm oil and its advantages.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Chairman of KUD Panji Rukun, Village of Teluk Panji 2, Sub district of Kampung Rakyat, Regency of Labuhan Batu Selatan (Labusel), North Sumatera Province who is also as the Chairman of Jaringan Petani Sawit Berkelanjutan Indonesia (JaPSBI), H. Heri Susanto urged the president’s decision to multiply the job description in Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) to deal with cocoa and coconut, should be postponed. He proposed PFMA should focus on palm oil to conduct smallholders replanting program (SRP) to nearly realize the targets.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN - PTPN IV Regional I Medan successfully surpassed the targets in smallholders replanting program (SRP) in July 2024 that laid on about 744,93 hectares from the previous target that should lay on about 500 hectares.