Indonesian biofuel producers have shown support for their communities during COVID-19 crisis, by donating meal packages to those in need. Indonesian Biofuel Producers Association (Aprobi) in collaboration with Polda Metro Jaya (Jakarta Metro Police Headquarters) will distribute meal packages during Ramadan month.

A Glimmer of Hope from Dead Oil Palm Trees Some people may be unaware that dead oil palm trees offer a branch of hope. Dead trees that are commonly considered useless may bring economic benefits if they are treated in particular manner.

Indonesian palm oil industry continues production during COVID-19 outbreak to ensure the needs of palm oil products for domestic and export market are met during this time.

Palm oil products are predicted to attract vegetable oil market amid economic turnmoil due to COVID-19 pandemic, considering that people tend to buy cheaper products.

Oil palm smallholders in some regions in Indonesia keep working while they are fighting against COVID-19 pandemic. In Asahan Regency, Province of North Sumatera for instance, oil palm farmers continue replanting their old trees in effort to boost productivity.

Indonesian palm oil companies have been starting a number of initiatives in response to help limit the spread of the COVID-19. Recently, the companies donated hygiene and sanitation equipment to be distributed to agricultural workers.

Politeknik Kampar, a polytechnic institution in Indonesian Province of Riau produced hand sanitizer to be distributed freely in an effort to fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture is working on new strategies to improve palm oil export by eyeing other market in anticipation of slow export to China amid COVID-19 outbreak.

OIL palm cultivation and Crude Palm Oil (CPO) production generate large quantity of biomass that is often categorized as agricultural wastes. Oil palm biomass can create problems when simply left on the fields.

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has enacted a Presidential Regulation No. 44 Year 2020 to support Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification system.

The Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) has successfully developed hand sanitizer product from a mixture of bioethanol generated from oil palm empty fruit bunch (EFB).