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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - In many things, making synergy is something beautiful. But the fact in the field, it is not. Palm oil industries need synergy because palm oil is cultivated by three groups, they are, the smallholders, the privates, and the government.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Until now the issues in palm oil plantations have no dead end. When one issue is not completely accomplished, the other one comes up. For example, about the validation of palm oil plantations nationally.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – For all these years, kinds of research that European Union and American countries did, keep blaming palm oil as the source of environmental damage and escalating green-house gas (GHG) emission. These still raise continuous debate until now.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - PT Nusantara Sawit Sejahtera Tbk (NSS) planned to get initial public offering (IPO) about Rp 122 to Rp 190 per stock.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 12.400/kg on Monday (20/2/2023). It means, it increased Rp 175/kg compared to Friday (17/2/2023) tender which was Rp 12.225/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – EVP Plasma PTPN V, Arief Subhan said that in 2023 the company prepares 230.000 superior palm oil seeds for the independent and plasma smallholders. Since it was launched in 2021, 1,5 million superior seeds have been purchased by independent smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To maintain fertile land, it needs to get biological, physical, and chemical balance. Depending on nutrients in the soil without adding new nutrients, palm oil plantation production would be decreasing.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation development is not the same with twenty years ago. The close regulation and limited areas are the factors why palm oil is cultivated in the third class – areas, such as, hilly and sandy. Could the areas produce better productivity?

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Survey of Pusat Penelitian Kelapa Sawit (PPKS) revealed that the smallholders are stuck by fake palm oil seeds. There are reasons that made them in the same situation, such as, 37 percent were the victims of fraud, 14 percent loved to buy cheap seeds, 20 percent did not know where to purchase legal ones.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Only in the first two months in 2023, 48.000 superior palm oil seeds developed in palm oil seeding centers in Sub district of Air Molek, District of Indragiri Hulu, Riau Province were totally purchased by smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA – CGS-CIMB Research mentioned in its release that the Government of Malaysia would loosen the terms and conditions to get foreign labors to work and escalate palm oil supply in the second quarter this year.

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA – The report of MIDF Research revealed that maintain the ‘neutral’ suggestion for plantation sectors would target that crude palm oil at RM 3.500 per ton in 2023.

InfoSAWIT, PETALING JAYA – Crude palm oil (CPO) stock that got better 3% month on month to be 2,27 million tons by the late of January could be reduced in this very shot because of some factors that could make it better in price.

InfoSAWIT, SALATIGA - PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk keeps reinforcing cooperation program with many smallholders in its operational. One program that has just been launched is Anjungan Mitra. By this program, Astra Agro tries to deliver best services for the smallholders.

InfoSAWIT, BADUNG – The 13^th Indonesia—European Union Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (I—EU CEPA) ran on 6 — 11 February 2023 in Badung, Bali Province. It was the first direct meeting since Covid-19 pandemic.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 17 - 23 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 32,77/Kg to be Rp 2.551,02/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – It needs good management to cultivate palm oil plantation. In addtion the plantation may be very wide. Mary Parket Follet defined, management is the art to solve the work through someone else.

InfoSAWIT, DUMAI – To encourage what the government is doing to prevent the numbers of stunting, Apical Group, one advance vegetable oil industry through PT Sari Dumai Sejati (PT SDS) did sign memorandum of understandin (MoU) with Population Control and Family Planning Agency City of Dumai, Riau Province.

InfoSAWIT, PALEMBANG – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of South Sumatera Province in the second period – February 2023 which was decided on Friday (17/2/2023), the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 41,69/Kg to be Rp 2.429,55/Kg. The next meeting would be on Thursday (9/3/2023).

InfoSAWIT, SALATIGA – Sustainability principles are significant to implement. That is why ever since Astra Agro operates, the company does the basic operational foundation which focuses on three ‘P’, they are, Portfolio, People, and Public Contribution. Not business as usual, the company commits to take care of the people and surroundings and to reinforce the commitments, Astra Agro established “Astra Agro Sustainability Aspirations”.