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InfoSAWIT, KOTAWARINGIN BARAT – Many remote areas are mostly minimum to get education (in schools). If the school exists, some children should walk on the hardest ways and would spend time (to get to the school). But many stakeholders are committed to provide educational institutions (in the remote areas).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 12.605/kg, Wednesday (22/2/2023). It means, it increased Rp 200/kg compared to Tuesday (21/2/2023) tender which was Rp 12.405/kg.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team of North Sumatera Province on 22 - 28 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 91,62/Kg to be Rp 2.712,64/Kg.

InfoSAWIT, SAMARINDA – Vice Minister of Trade, Jerry Sambuaga told some commodities prices are relatively stable in Samarinda, East Kalimantan Province when he did monitor daily needs prices at Pasar Segiri, Samarinda, Saturday (18/2).

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – To discuss some issues, such as, renewable energy and political agenda heading to general election 2024, representatives of European Union (EU) Parliament visited Indonesian Legislators.

InfoSAWIT, LAMPUNG – One of three suspect that might steal fresh fruit bunch (FFB) – AS a.k.a. Ruli (29) a villager of kampung Terbanggi Subing, Sub district of Gunung Sugih, District of Central Lampung has been arrested by Tim Tekab 308 Presisi Police of Gunung Sugih, Central Lampung, Thursday (16/2/23).

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Independent smallholders in District of Siak, Raiu Province, Katimin told good news that their FFB gets better Rp 20 to be Rp 2.475 at PT SAR through SPB LLL and MSM. FFB at di PT SISL also gets better Rp 30 to be Rp 2.345 from the local plantations.

InfoSAWIT, KUALA LUMPUR – Head of Commodity Research Sunvin Group in Mumbai, Anilkumar Bagani told that the limited palm oil exports from Indonesia until the late of Ramadhan and the lower palm oil production in Indonesia, and Malaysia, including the increasing program of biodiesel mandatory in Indonesia would encourage short covering at CPO exchange.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – According to Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Team and FFB Documents of Riau Province Number 8 on 22 - 28 February 2023, it is decided that the 10 – 20 year old FFB is getting better Rp 3,99/Kg to be Rp 2.680,04/kg.

InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – Heading to fresh fruit bunch (FFB) price decision in Riau for plasma smallholders, in fact, FFB for independent smallholders got better and some could be reaching Rp 2.500s per Kg.

InfoSAWIT, BOGOR - Head of Service Program Division Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (PFMA), Arfie Thahar said that in 2023 PFMA would double the numbers to get palm oil plantation human resource (HR) development.

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – PT Perkebunan Nusantara (PTPN) III has become part of Holding Perkebunan which is significant because 80% of its plantations are palm oil while the rests area rubber (12%)

InfoSAWIT, MEDAN – In an international scale - seminar with the theme “Penentu Keberhasilan Pengelolaan Perkebunan Sawit di Indonesia”, that Universitas Medan Area (PPs UMA) did through Study Program of Doktor Ilmu Pertanian, Magister Agribisnis, and Magister Manajemen, Director Sustainability SIPEF Group, Sander Van den Ende in his description told that palm oil is the most strategic plantation that develops economy.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Crude palm oil (CPO) tender at PT. Kharisma Pemasaran Bersama Nusantara (KPBN) got better to be Rp 12.405/kg, Tuesday (21/2/2023), It means, it increased Rp 5/Kg or tended to be stagnant compared to Monday (20/2/2023) tender which was Rp 12.400/kg.

InfoSAWIT, SEMARANG - General Director of Commerce and Consumer Protection, Veri Anggrijono said, the monitoring to palm cooking oil products in Central Java found that bulk palm cooking oil was illegally re-packaged by faking the brand ‘MINYAKITA’ to be “MINYAK KITA”. The forgers listed the highest retail price (HRP) which is not the same with available regulations.

InfoSAWIT, SEMARANG – Ministry of Trade and Food Taskforce of Central Java Police, Trade and Industry Agency Central Java Province, and Trade and Industry City of Semarang did see the distribution of palm cooking oil - MINYAKITA at Pasar Gayamsari, Semarang, Central Java, Friday (17/2/2023) and the stocks of MINYAKITA in Semarang are good and enough.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – UD Trucks Indonesia, a commercial truck company within its base in Japan per February 2023 supports the Government of Indonesia to implement biodiesel program which is mixed up to 35% to diesel or famously known as B35. It is the commitment to solve climate changes which were agreed in Conference of the Parties (COP) - 27 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Changes (UNFCCC) in Egypt. UD Trucks has been preparing it since March 24, 2022 by launching Quester – the vehicle within Euro 5 emission standards.

InfoSAWIT, JAKARTA – Palm brown sugar, as Extraordinary Lecturer of Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Padjajaran, Memet Hakim told, is interesting to produce because the first, the sap is taken from palm oil umbun (roots) not from the bunch like the sap from coconut or palm tree.

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.