Oil Palm plantation remains the mainstay business for PT Perkebunan Nusantara III (Persero) Holding.

COORDINATING Minister of Economic Affairs Darmin Nasution expected the government\'s oil palm tree replanting program could be accelerated to cover 20 thousand hectares each month. "We hope and expect the replanting program could reach 20 thousand hectares per month in each province," Darmin said as he talked with representatives of the Central Board of the Indonesian Oil Palm Farmers Association (Apkasindo) at his office in Jakarta, Thursday (9/8/2018). Apkasindo agreed with Darmin to accelerate the program.

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo is expected to sign a new Presidential Regulation (Perpres) on expanding the mandatory use of 20 percent biodiesel blend (B20) fuel.

PT Adaro Energy Tbk has been using biodiesel fuel for heavy equipment and machinery in their mines, namely biodiesel B10, B15, and also B20 which is still on trial. General Manager External Relation PT Adaro Indonesia Rizki Dartaman said at least 1.500 machinery unit operated at the mining site in Tanjung Regency, South Kalimantan has been using B10 and B15.

Once again, Illegitimate oil palm seeds has been an issue in East Kutai Regency of East Kalimantan Province. Plantation Office of the Government of East Kutai Regency warned oil palm farmers to be more careful in buying palm oil seeds. "We have visited and held meeting with farmers to warn them about the Illegitimate seeds.

The government of Indonesia has enacted Regulation of The Minister of Finance of The Republic of Indonesia Number 81/PMK.05/2018 regarding Service Tariffs to the Public Service Agency (BLU) for the Indonesia Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) at the Ministry of Finance. The tariffs regulation sets out the tariffs of levies for exports of palm oil and crude palm oil (CPO), including their respective derivative products. [googlepdf url=\`http://www.bpdp.or.id/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/PMK-Nomor-81_PMK_05_2018.pdf\` download=\`Download\` width=\`600\` height=\`800\`]

TOGETHER with smallholder farmers, the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) and Musi Banyuasin Regency Government felled and chipped oil palm trees to start 2018 replanting program in Sumber Rezeki Village, Sungai Ilin Sub-district, Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra, Monday (6/8/2018).

THE first phase of Smallholders\' Oil Palm Replanting Program (PSR) for 2017 planting season in Musi Banyuasin Regency, South Sumatra has been completed, marked by initiating tree-planting process, Monday (6/8/2018). The replanting program in Musi Banyuasin Regency for 2017 planting season was inaugurated by President Joko Widodo on 13 October 2017.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia and Australia together with entrepreneurs in the Asia-Pacific region held a joint forum called the Bali Process Forum of Government and Business (GABF) to encourage implementation of responsible business practices. The meeting that was held in Nusa Dua, Bali on 6-7 August 2018, was to follow-up the first GABF meeting in Perth Australia last year.

INDONESIAN Foreign Affairs Minister Retno Marsudi voiced concern about trade protectionism on agriculture products, exclusively on palm oil.