The Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) reiterated its view that smallholders\' oil palm replanting program (PSR) is the solution to improve plantation productivity and the livelihood of smallholders.

AGRICULTURE Ministry reiterated its view that oil palm companies are legally obliged to allocate 20% of land area for local community plantation.

THE government has solid stance on implementing the expanded B20 mandatory program, including on its rule enforcement to build effective order.

MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs organized Oil Palm Workshop for Peace (OPWP) 2018) for participants from some foreign countries.

PUTRAJAYA: Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has challenged Malaysia to emulate Indonesia\'s move to introduce a higher biodiesel mandate-the B20 biodiesel fuel-by 2020 and become the world\'s top biodiesel-producing country.

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo, Tuesday (11/12/2018), launched One Map Policy Geoportal (KSP Geoportal) to provide one accurate and accountable map.

MINISTRY of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has announced biofuel Market Price Index (MPI), included biodiesel and bioethanol, for period of December 2018.

THE Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) is conducting survey/questionnaire to stakeholder in order to improve BPDPKS service performance and to find out stakeholder satisfaction. The survey will be conducted to some stakeholder from government/ministries, companies, associations, academics, farmers, and others that are currently in touch with BPDPKS. On an official letter numbered S 41/DPKS.1.2/2018, Head of General and Human Resources Division of BPDPKS Suharman said the survey will be conducted by third party, Markplus, in order to remain confidential and to ensure data validity.

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Shipment of crude palm oil (CPO) from Indonesia to the United States surged significantly by 129% from 58.20 thousand tons in September 2018 to 133.46 thousand tons in October 2018.

INDONESIAN Embassy in Brussels, Belgium organized an informal multi-stakeholders dialogue on sustainable palm oil in order to strengthen Indonesian diplomacy. Themed "Developments on the Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil: Charting the Way Forward to Strengthen Indonesia-European Union Relations," the dialogue was attended by stakeholders in Europe, included European Commission, European Parliament, representatives from several ministries of the EU countries, ambassadors of palm oil producing countries in Brussels, palm oil association in the EU, academics, and NGOs. Talking on the occasion were Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs Musdhalifah Machmud and Director General Forestry and Environmental Governance at Ministry of Environment and Forestry Sigit Hardwinarto. The informal dialogue was held to provide updated information on the achievement and progress that government has achieved on sustainable palm oil.

MINISTRY of Agriculture has set a target to issue technical recommendation for replanting 45,000 hectare of oil palm plantation in 2018. "Our target is to issue technical recommendation for 45,000 hectare," Director General of Plantation at Ministry of Agriculture Bambang said at a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the theme Smallholders\' Oil Palm Plantation Replanting Program 2019 Outlook: Hope and Challenge in Bandung, Friday (7/12/2018). Bambang said the government has cut down requirements to be met by smallholders who will join the replanting program.