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InfoSAWIT, MUMBAI – In December 2023, palm oil imports in India hit the highest level in the past four months. It significantly encouraged processed palm oil product because of its competitive price. Five palm oil brokers reported the increasing purchased to Reuters on Wednesday.

InfoSAWIT, SAMPIT – An accident happened on Jalan Lingkar Kota Utara, Sampit. A bear appeared and broke immature palm oil trees and coop that belonged to the villagers. It was happening on Thursday evening, as told by Rusjubaidah the last villager that witnessed it.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) price at Malaysia Derivatives Exchange increased on Monday (8/1/2023) for the third session in a row because of the expensive soyoil at Dalian and Chicago Board of Trade

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Committee Member of Research and Development Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA), Tony Liwang said that Pekan Riset Sawit Indonesia (Perisai) tried to gather researchers and industries. But he proposed it needs special forum that would encourage industrial researchers to tell what they need in their research to confirm that the industries would immediately adopt their result.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Since 2018, China has showed its strong commitment to get environmental and sustainable development. The initiative is globaly the same with the trend and considered that environmental protection would be the crucial aspect that needs institutional restructurisation and close regulation implementation.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - The government should face dilemma – saving forests and or palm oil plantation companies. Bleaching is chosen by getting administrative sanction fine. That is why it is very important to be transparent in realizing the policy

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Planter(s) is a trend profession today particularly in palm oil (plantation) as one strategic commodity in the economy nationally. It plays important roles in business management.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - #YoungElaeis program was an event by Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC)to gather the youth representatives from many selected countries as the young ambassadors to promote sustainable palm oil values.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - According to the Circular of General Directorate of Plantation Number B-347/KB.410/E/07/2023, fasilitasi pembangunan kebun masyarakat (FPKM) implementation is divided into three phases, they are phase 1: plantation company that has plantation business permit before 28 February 2007. Then phase 2: plantation company that has plantations business permit after 28 February 2007 until 2 November 2020, and phase 3: plantation company that has plantation business permit after 2 November 2020.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province to decide FFB price in the first period - January 2024, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is is Rp 2.370,62/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – Conservation communities in Indonesia, represented by Konservasi Indonesia Warsi (KKI Warsi) told that the forests in Jambi get narrower. It is afraid that the disasters, such as, flood, slide, could happen. It gets worse by natural resource exploitation which is uncontrolled and the impacts of climate change.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – In Sub district of Batang Cenaku, District of Indragiri Hulu (Inhu), Riau Province, a female Sumatran tiger and its calf appeared in people’s palm oil plantations. It was told by Head of Balai Besar Konservasi Sumber Daya Alam (BBKSDA) Riau, Genman Suhefti Hasibuan. It happened because its habitat was getting impacts from rain and flood.

InfoSAWIT, KAMPAR – Sumatera, as one island in Indonesia as palm oil producer, seriously faces piles of un-used palm oil wastes. As the result, air pollution and environmental issues got more. To solve these, SMKN 1 Tapung Hulu, District of Kampar, Riau Province in Plantation Plant Agribusiness, offered creative solution by changing palm oil wastes to be high quality compost.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at pada PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was Rp 11.225/kg on Friday (5/1/2024), which means, it got better Rp 110/kg or about 0,98% compared to Thursday (4/1/2024) tender that was Rp 11.115/kg.

InfoSAWIT, NIAS UTARA – Food Security and Agriculture, District of Nias Utara is making data and location verification about palm oil plantation potential in the region. Head of the agency, Idaman Johan Hulu said that the verification priority would be to the areas that start being developed by the people in person.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan told his success in palm cooking oil distribution implementation, that was mandated by President Joko Widodo to maintain its supply and price. The result was that in 2023, the program was successfully distributed for about 3,26 million tons for the people.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Smallholders in Village of Bukit Sari, Sub district of Maro Sebo Ilir, District of Batanghari that join in Koperasi Perkumpulan Petani Sawit Mandiri Jaya Bersama (PPS-MJB) want to have their own palm oil mill. In addition, they have qualified every term and condition according to Decision of General Director Number 63/2023. They are ready to construct palm oil mill to escalate plantation productivity and welfare.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – In 2004, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) was established as the response of many countries for palm oil products to be sustainable produced. Within voluntary members that consisted of stakeholders in palm oil supply chains, the non – profit organization is committed to change the industries to be more sustainable. Until now RSPO plays central roles in developing and implement sustainable palm oil standards globally.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - “European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) would not stop deforestation if the independent smallholders are not involved to get part. That is why EUDR Plus should be proposed to take Independent Smallholders Inclusiveness Due Diligent (ISHIDD) in significant parts of EUDR”

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 5 - 9 January 2024, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is gets cheaper Rp 13,73/Kg to be Rp 2.445,72/Kg.