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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - There are many challenges and issues to develop palm oil plantations, such as, the environment, the forest damages because of the random new planting, and also the strict regulations.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Social Impact Assessment (SIA) is the study to know the social impact of one company that present and operates in one region.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To escalate efficiency in maintaining area around palm oil tree and path in plantations, it is better to apply effective method, for instance by using Tim Unit Semprot (TUS).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Director of Palm Oil Plant and Various Palm Ministry of Trade has prepared some programs to encourage smallholders’ welfare, such as, accelerate smallholders’ replanting program, develop and empower planters’ institutions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price to decide Out Fee (OF) and tariff on Public Service Obligation Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) or levy on 1 – 15 July 2023 is US$ 747,23/metric ton (MT) or increased about 3,29% compared to 16 – 30 June 2023.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA –Director of Forestry and Agriculture Export General Directorate of External Trade, Ministry of Trade, Farid Amir explained that export through exchange would be about crude palm oil (CPO) with the code, HS 15111000 but not its derivative products. It is because CPO volume export would not be in big numbers and the implementation would not raise big shock too.

InfoSAWIT, MERAUKE – The people of Papua need palm oil plantation to realize the better economy. In addition, this is the main focus of the district, palm oil plantation company, Catholic church, academy, social and environmental activist. The people of Papua namely in South Papua Province are in many remote areas.

InfoSAWIT, MERAUKE – The cooperation between palm oil companies and Catholic church in Papua, is the important issue to increase because both sides need it to escalate the people’s welfare in Papua namely those who live around palm oil plantations.

InfoSAWIT, MERAUKE – To support the quality of reliable human resource in agriculture and palm oil plantation sectors, Yayasan Santo Antonius (Yasanto) on Jalan Missi II, District of Merauke, South Papua Province established a politeknik.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil industry is one important economic sector in many countries including in Indonesia. Its existence significantly contributes to the economic growth and create employment. But there are problems to environment namely from the waste.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Ministry of Trade through Badan Pengawas Perdagangan Berjangka Komoditi (Bappebti) did public consultation about Crude Palm Oil (CPO) Export Policy through Exchange in Indonesia in Jakarta, Monday (26/6/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil, as one vegetable oil that food and drink industries use as materials, has been the subject of research for man’s health. One important component in palm oil is Monounsaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) that can be found in palmitat (saturated fatty acid) that reaches 40%.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil, as one vegetable oil that food and drink industries use as materials, has been the subject of research for man’s health. One important component in palm oil is Monounsaturated Fatty Acid (MUFA) that can be found in palmitat (saturated fatty acid) that reaches 40%.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - For many smallholders, sustainable palm oil practices is not the major thing. There was trauma for them when joining one organization, for example, union. It always got losses because some persons in the union did fraud.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil as one vegetable oil that the world consumes and produces the most, has been in debate because its impact for the health. But from scientific research, some evidences showed palm oil can be consumed well and has certain advantages than olive oil to minimize cancer risk attack.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – After the trade was closed on Tuesday, 27 June 2023 evening, Indeks Harga Saham Gabungan (IHSG) was at level 6.661,88. According to Bursa Efek Indonesia (BEI), the stock trade will be off on 28 to 30 June 2023.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 28 June - 4 July 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 17,61/Kg to be Rp 2.389,85/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil industry is one sector that plays significant roles to Indonesia’s economy. But the progress raises many challenges that relate to sustainability and the impact to environment and people around. To solve the issues, the Government of Indonesia published President’s Regulation Number 44 / 2020 that obliges sustainable palm oil plantation certification which is known as ISPO (Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil has become the significant commodity in food industries in the world. Besides having good quality and abundant supply, palm oil qualifies the international standards that Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) determined through Code and Decode (CODEX) Alimentarius.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR – Ministry of Agriculture through General Directorate of Plantation appreciated the researchers in Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) for accelerating 4.0 palm oil research, such as, developing model OPTIMAL (Oil Palm Tree Identification based on Machine Learning).