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InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil empty bunches can be used as material to produce helmet, just like one innovation of a lecturer in Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University, Siti Nikmatin did.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Smallholders replanting program (SRP) becomes the way to escalate smallholders’ palm oil plantation productivity, encourage to implement sustainable practice based on Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got cheaper to be Rp 12.005/kg on Friday (31/3/2023). It means it decreased Rp 100/kg compared to Thursday (30/3/2023) tender which was Rp 12.155/kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The Government of Indonesia got the first payment from Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) – Carbon Fund program for about US$ 20,9 million (or equal to Rp 303 Billion) through Badan Pengelola Dana Lingkungan Hidup (BPDLH) and full payment (US$ 110 million or hardly about Rp 1,7 trillion) would be handed over after the verification final by the third side (independent auditor).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA - Indonesia does protests to the regulation published by European Union about indirect land use change (ILUC) that was the source of EUDR (Euroupean Union Deforestation Regulation). It was summarized in complaint documents - DS593, just like what Deputy Coordinator Minister in Food and Agribusiness, Coordinator Ministry in Economy, Musdhalifah Machmud said in a webinar. EUDR tends to palm oil producer countries and many data are not accurate and only from assumptions.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The increasing income escalated the profits of palm oil plantation company, PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana Tbk (SSMS). In 2022 the profits for the year increased to be Rp 1,8 trillion while in 2021 it reached Rp 1,5 trillion.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil plantation company, PT Cisadane Sawit Raya Tbk (CSRA) targeted to increase 10% fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production and about 25% crude palm oil (CPO) production. The targets would be helped by the new mill in District of South Tapanuli, North Sumatera Province that would be operating in the third quarter this year.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil and agribusiness company, PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) has decided that the 2023 capital expenditure would be about US$ 45 million in total. Some of the numbers would be allocated for strategic programs such as, replanting in the plantations in Pulau Belitung and Sumatera Utara I.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Regional Board of Komite Nasional Pemuda Indonesia (KNPI), Riau Province suspected the protests that many organizations on behalf of smallholders, did.

InfoSAWIT, JAMBI – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of Jambi Province on 31 March – 6 April 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 110,17/Kg to be Rp 2.650,56/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) increased to be Rp 12.155/kg on Thursday (30/3/2023). It means it got beter Rp 100/kg compared to Wednesday (29/3/2023) tender which was Rp 12.055/kg.

DInfoSAWIT, PONTOANAK – Head of Livestock and Plantation Agency West Kalimantan Province, Heronimus Hero is managing the locations of Sistem Integrasi Sapi Sawit (Siska) or Palm Oil – Cow Integrated Program in Sub districts of Meliau and Kapuas, District of Sanggau, Wednesday (29/3/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil biodiesel mandatory program which now reaches 35 percent or (B35) urged crude palm oil (CPO) consumption in this country because most of the absorption is still used to process palm cooking oil. This would be increasing as same as the increasing consumption for biodiesel nationally.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – The people once got panic when Idul Fitri was ahead last year. But it would not happen again this year because crude palm oil (CPO) price for months is relatively stable and would not make palm cooking oil more expensive.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil downstream industries in Indonesia keep developing though some challenges are ahead. That is why to update the latest downstream industries, it was told in the breaking the fast event among Forum Wartawan Pertanian (Forwatan), Asosiasi Produsen Biofuel Indonesia (Aprobi), Asosiasi Produsen Oleochemical Indonesia (Apolin), and Gabungan Industri Minyak Nabati Indonesia (Gimni) in Jakarta, Monday (27/3/2023).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm oil and agribusiness company, PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk. (ANJ) had positive performance in 2022. Crude palm oil (CPO) production of the company increased 5% to be 275.769 tons and palm kernel (PK) production increased 6,8% to be 55.011 tons. It happened for the increasing fresh fruit bunch (FFB) production that reached 840.581 tons.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – In the recent days, many people protested after Undang-Undang Anti Deforestation by European Union or European Union Deforestation Regulation has been published.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be 12.055/kg, Wednesday (29/3/2023). It means it increased Rp 50/Kg compared to Tuesday (28/3/2023) tender which was Rp 12.005/kg.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 29 March – 4 April 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting cheaper Rp 117,82/Kg to be Rp 2.727,20/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, UNGARAN – It is not easy to get competent human resources (HR) to support plantation sub-sector development. It needs continuous process and learning and also real action. The process itself can be from education and training at educational institution in vocation level up to undergraduate level to get qualified graduate. These need preparation for millennial planter candidates.