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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - In her career, Lilis Suryani always works at palm oil plantation. She firstly worked as nursery staff until becoming senior manager at PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk. What she did was full of efforts. Hard work, never giving up, and loyalty are the main keys.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Micro, small, medium business (MSMB) is one pillar of economic development in Indonesia. According to Coordinator Ministry in Economy, MSMB contribution to gross domestic product (GDP) reached 60,5% and hired 96,9 percent workers nationally. The urgency to develop MSMB made President Joko Widodo ask 30 MSMB to optimize digital system to get many opportunities.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – In some occasions, Indonesian Legislators or Regional Legislators of Riau Province might be so serious in corruption case and environmental crime that happened in Taman Nasional Tesso Nilo (TNTN).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) was in withdraw (WD) with the highest bid Rp 12.305/kg, Tuesday (4/4/2023). It means, it increased Rp 70/kg compared to Monday (3/4/2023) tender which was Rp 12.235/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 14 on 5 - 11 April 2O23, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 101,51/Kg to be Rp 2.729,49/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To educate independent smallholders in implementing sustainable palm oil practices, one palm oil plantation company, Musim Mas runs Indonesian Palm Oil Development for Smallholders in many regions, such as, Labuhanbatu, Rokan Hulu, Rokan Hilir, and Pelalawan, Riau Province.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Other smallholder from Kelompok Tani Mandiri, Sumarno in Village of Desa Air Merah, Sub district Kampung Rakyat, District of Labuhanbatu Selatan, North Sumatera Province told he once proposed to get smallholders replanting program (SRP) but the terms and conditions change always.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Since Smallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood & Empowerment (SMILE) program has been running, an initiative one among Apical, Asian Agri and palm oil downstream industry – KAO, which was launched in October 2020, the program hit the targets in 2022.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 12.235/kg on Monday (3/4/2023), It means, it got better Rp 230/kg compared to Friday (31/3/2023) tender which was Rp 12.005/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) reference price to decide Out Fee and tariff in Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA) or known as levy on 1–15 April 2023 would be US$ 898,29/metric ton (MT). The numbers got cheaper US$ 13,12 or 1,44 percent from CPO reference price on 16 – 31 March 2023. It is written in the Decision of Minister of Trade Number 889 / 2023 about Crude Palm Oil Reference Price that is Charged Out Fee and Public Service Obligation at Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The negative accusations by Friends of the Earth (FoE) to palm oil plantation forced some food and drink producers in the world that use palm oil to stop purchasing palm oil from PT Astra Agro Lestari Tbk,.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – For crude palm oil (CPO) price still refers to CIF Rotterdam and Malaysian Derivatives Exchange, the Government of Indonesia had initiative to determine CPO price in the world particularly because Indonesia is the main palm oil producer in the globe.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to the late year – report of palm oil plantation company, PT Cisadane Sawit Raya Tbk., (CSRA), in 2022 CSRA got increasing income up to 8,3% or Rp 970,57 billion. The increasing selling happened for the good relationship among the company and customers particularly from palm oil downstream industries.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Independent smallholders, in fact, can implement sustainable principles and criteria to realize sustainable palm oil. But it needs supports from many.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Palm oil plantations supports the villagers’ economy to develop. Now many depend on palm oil. To guarantee the environmental protection to realize sustainable palm oil, the regional governments are now involved through Rencana Aksi Nasional – Kelapa Sawit Berkelanjutan (RAN-KSB).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – According to the report of palm oil plantation company, PT Teladan Prima Agro Tbk (TLDN), in 2022 fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production from its main plantations reached 1.059.207 tons or increased 11,1% compared to 2021 that reached 953.030 tons.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR - Multi-stakeholder non-government organization that focuses on sustainable palm oil practices - Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) supports everything to solve deforestation and forest degradation globally including what European Union does to confirm that every product that is in EU should not have something with deforestation.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Until now palm oil plantation issues keep happening. Many civil organizations always claim as part of ‘smallholders’ interests.

InfoSAWIT, PONTIANAK – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of West Kalimantan Province to decide FFB price in the fourth period - March 2023, the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 49,61/kg to be Rp 2.612,32/Kg, on Friday (31/3/2023).

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of East Kalimantan Province to decide FFB price in the second period - March 2023 (16 - 31 March 2023), it was decided on Friday (31/3) that the > 10 year old FFB is getting better Rp 10,63/kg to be Rp 2.469,23/Kg.