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InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) IV PalmCo is strengthening its partnership with smallholder oil palm farmers through the launch of the 2026 PSR Award, as the company seeks to improve productivity, governance and the sustainability of Indonesia’s smallholder palm oil sector.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s planned one-stop export policy for palm oil has raised concerns among smallholders over its potential impact on fresh fruit bunch (FFB) prices. The Indonesian Palm Oil Farmers Association (SPKS) is urging the government to ensure that the policy does not create additional pressure on the prices received by farmers.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia has strengthened enforcement of its ban on land clearing through burning under Presidential Instruction (Inpres) No. 11 of 2026 on Strengthening Enforcement of the Prohibition on Land Clearing by Burning and Controlling Forest and Land Fires.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Indonesian government is stepping up efforts to promote gender equality in the palm oil industry, seeking to expand women’s access to resources, fair wages, skills development and workplace support.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Forest and land fires are threatening not only communities and the environment but also plantation workers. Across palm oil-producing areas of Sumatra and Kalimantan, workers continue to carry out their duties amid deteriorating air quality, prompting criticism that government policy has yet to specifically guarantee their safety.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Sorting waste at its source is only the first step in responsible waste management. Without a system that ensures sorted materials enter the recycling chain, waste separation efforts can ultimately end at landfills.

InfoSAWIT, MUMBAI – India is emerging as one of Unilever’s biggest growth engines in emerging markets over the next five years, supported by its vast population, rising incomes and rapidly changing consumer habits.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s palm oil inventories rose significantly in August 2026, as higher crude palm oil (CPO) production coincided with a decline in palm oil exports.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s palm oil supply chain is facing growing traceability challenges as palm oil mills operating without their own plantations become increasingly widespread, according to the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s plan to establish a National Strategic Commodity Exchange has entered legislative discussions, reviving a fundamental question over the direction of commodity governance: will the new framework strengthen domestic competitiveness or expand state intervention in the market?

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price rose on Friday, September 11, 2026, even as palm oil futures on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives ended lower amid concerns over rising production and inventories in Malaysia.

InfoSAWIT, KAYONG UTARA – A forest and land fire in the concession area of PT Mayawana Persada, Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, has prompted PT Jalin Vaneo to deploy its Manggala Agni firefighting team to help contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading toward surrounding areas.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – PT Pertamina (Persero) is pursuing a dual-growth strategy that keeps oil and gas at the core of Indonesia’s current energy security while accelerating investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technologies.

InfoSAWIT, KAYONG UTARA – PT Jalin Vaneo’s Manggala Agni firefighting team has moved quickly to help contain a forest and land fire in Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, deploying high-capacity water pumps and a tanker truck in coordination with local authorities and security forces.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Loading ramps are emerging as a critical but often overlooked link in Indonesia’s palm oil supply chain as global markets demand greater transparency and traceability ahead of the implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).

InfoSAWIT, YOGYAKARTA – Institut Pertanian Stiper (INSTIPER) Yogyakarta is introducing 825 new students to Indonesia’s plantation, forestry, and horticulture sectors through its 2026 Orientation to Campus and Plantation, or OKKABUN 2026.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Indonesia’s crude palm oil (CPO) price offered through PT Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was withdrawn on Thursday, September 10, 2026, with the highest bid recorded at IDR 15,666 per kilogram. The figure was down IDR 234/kg, or around 1.47 percent, from the highest bid of IDR 15,900/kg recorded a day earlier.

InfoSAWIT, KAYONG UTARA – Efforts to contain forest and land fires in Kayong Utara, West Kalimantan, are being carried out through a coordinated response involving government agencies, security forces, local communities and plantation companies.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Twenty-one Nobel laureates, Turing Award recipients, scientists, academics and international figures gathered at Tambling Wildlife Nature Conservation (TWNC) in Lampung on August 27–28, 2026, turning the remote conservation area into a meeting point for global science and Indonesia's biodiversity.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – The official price of fresh fruit bunches (FFB) from smallholder oil palm plantations in South Sumatra reached IDR 3,823.99 per kilogram for the first half of September 2026, with the highest price applying to palms aged 10–20 years.