JAKARTA-The government of Indonesia has been introducing oil palm replanting program for smallholder farmers (widely known as PSR) to improve productivity so that the quality of plantations can be increased without expansion planting area. In that case, allegations that link palm oil with the destruction of rainforests turn out to be false.

JAKARTA- Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced Biofuel Market Price Index (MPI), for biodiesel for period of July 2020 and it goes into effect on 1 July 2020. Biodiesel MPI is set at Rp7,321 per liter while the cost of converting CPO into biodiesel is set at US$80 per metric ton.

JAKARTA-Smallholders in Indonesian regency of Luwu Utara in South Sulawesi Province has launched another oil palm replanting program to replance old unproductive trees. This time, replanting was kicked off on smallholders\' plantations in Rampoang Village, District of Tanalili, (7/7/2020).

JAKARTA-Indonesian embassy in Switzerland will convene a business meeting ahead of implementation of Indonesia-EFTA Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (IE CEPA).

PONTIANAK-Indonesian provincial government of West Kalimantan continues its oil palm replanting program and has planned carry it out gradually. The previous replanting has succesfully completed and shown significant result.

Researchers from Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta (UNS) have successfully developed and proven reliability of gasification technology of Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) in the production of hot-mixed asphalt.

JAKARTA-The Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) has once again organized Journalist Fellowship and Training 2020, a program that allows Indonesian journalist to understand various issues on palm oil, duties as well as latest updates in the industry.

Indonesian Deputy Foreign Minister Mahendra Siregar pointed out the need of comparative studies on contribution of all vegetable oils in achieving UN\'s SDGs including palm oil.

Indonesia need to continues its effort to fight negative campaign against palm oil by adopting strategic measures. Indonesian Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany offered three solutions to promote palm oil.

BPDPKS assured oil palm farmers that they can withdraw oil palm replanting funds that have stayed in escrow account without having to get other approval.