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InfoSAWIT, ACEH JAYA – Eight hectares of palm oil plantations that belonged to the villagers of Gunong Meulinteng, Sub district of Panga, Regency of Aceh Jaya were broken because of wild elephants in the past four days.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – General Director of Plantation Ministry of Agriculture, Andi Nur Alam Syah attended 9 day – reflection ceremony of Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA), Monday (10/6/2024) in Jakarta. In the event, he took every party to make the moment as the something special that would trigger the spirit and collaboration for the better future of palm oil plantations in Indonesia.

InfoSAWIT, SAMPIT - Village of Basirih Hulu, Sub district of Mentaya Hilir Selatan has the big potential to develop palm oil plantations. But it has issues for the southern of Kotawaringin Timur (Kotim) is as food and clothing regions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To deliver answer from European Union (EU) war declaration through European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) on palm oil, Indonesia should shoot heavy weight ICBM by preparing biodiesel 100 percent (B100) program. As Minister of Defense, Prabowo Subianto really noticed the trade war. Biodiesel is the best program from Ministry of Agriculture.

InfoSAWIT, DENPASAR – Sustainable tourism industries would use palm oil derivative products in their operation and it would significantly play the roles to support sustainable and responsible palm oil cultivation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In July 2023 Riau Province Plantation Agency conducted socialization to accelerate independent smallholders’ partnership. Defris Hatmaja, Head of Marketing explained that there were only 11 unions that cooperate with palm oil companies that laid on about 4.760 hectares. The numbers were so small to the independent smallholders’ palm oil plantation that laid on about 1,5 million hectares in Riau Province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The government’s policy to develop sustainable palm oil plantation or known as Indonesian Palm Oil Association (ISPO) has been published since 2013 through the Regulation of Minister of Agriculture (RMA) Number 19 / 2011 about Sustainable Palm Oil Plantation Guidelines. The regulation, as part of the 1945 Constitutional mandate, should realize sustainable development nationally in palm oil plantation sectors.

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA – In May 2024, palm oil stock in Malaysia got escalated 0,5% to be 1,75 million tons. The increasing production reached 13%. The limited increasing supply happened for the increasing demands that surpassed the supply. Palm oil production in the country increased 203.000 tons in May, while the combination of export and consumption in the country increased 212.000 tons.

InfoSAWIT, PASER – 25 participants attended the meeting about illegal palm oil seed distribution socialization in Village of Klempang Sari, Sub district of Kuaro, Wednesday, 12 June 2024.  It was joined by the members of Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Tunas Murni, Kelompok Tani Kelapa Sawit in Village of Klempang Sari, and field agricultural counselors of Sub district of Kuaro.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK - PT Kayung Agro Lestari (KAL), the subsidiary of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) that operates in Regency of Ketapang, West Kalimantan Province got PROPER Hijau certificate in 2022/2023. It was handed over by Harry Ronaldi Mahaputrawan, Head of Economic Bureau, West Kalimantan Province that represented Environment Agency West Kalimantan to Supriatin of KAL in the hall of Garuda, West Kalimantan Governor’s Office on 6 June 2024.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – European Union (EU) officially announced open trade war with Indonesia and Malaysia by publishing European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). It was announced on 6 December 2022. The policy would officially be implemented by the early of 2025. It obliges all operators and traders dealing with products and its derivative products from seven commodities, for instance, livestock, cocoa, coffee, palm oil, soyoil, and wood, should have due diligence extensively to their supply chains.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to calculate FFB price in the first period -June 2024 (1-15 June 2024), the > 10 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 5,06/kg to be Rp 2.629,92/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, SOLO – Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) did micro, small, and medium business (MSMB) with the theme oleofood from palm oil on 13 June 2024 in Solo, Central Java Province. Oleofood is the culinary products in palm oil – base material. Besides delivering explanation and materials about culinary products from palm oil, the workshop also demonstrated kinds of palm oil oleofood for the participants. It was about to promote palm oil benefits.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 14-20 June 2024, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 2,82/Kg to be Rp 2.831,09/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender pada PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp 12.787/kg on Friday (14/6/2024). It means to get increased Rp 87/kg, or about 0,69% to Thursday (13/6/2024) tender that was Rp 12.700/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In association with the 2024 Grant Riset Sawit (GRS) program, Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) and Research and Development Committee PFMA did accomplish series of selection on the GRS K24 proposals.

InfoSAWIT, KOTIM - Koperasi Unit Desa (KUD) Tri Daya, the only cooperation in the Regency of Kotawaringin Timur (Kotim) that got Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) and Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certificates, keeps reinforcing its services for the members, the independent smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAYAPURA – PT Putera Manunggal Perkasa (PMP) dan PT Permata Putera Mandiri (PPM), the subsidiaries of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) that operate in Regency of South Sorong and Maybrat, showed their commitment to protect female workers/labor and children in their operational. The commitment was delivered in seminar and workshop conducted by Indonesian Palm Oil Association (IPOA) Papua with the theme “Promosi Sawit Indonesia Ramah Anak di Papua”, in Jayapura on 5 - 6 June 2024.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) Inacom was Rp 12.700/kg on Thursday (13/6/2024). It meant to be cheaper Rp 15/kg or about 0,12% to Wednesday (12/6/2024) tender that was Rp 12.715/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Business magazine, Forbes and financial company, Bloomberg regularly released the lists of wealthiest people in Indonesia. By the late of May 2024, the stakeholders that have other businesses in coal and banks, re-dominated the wealthiest people of Indonesia in Forbes and Bloomberg version