PRESIDENT Joko Widodo called palm oil industry to step up their actions on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

PRESIDENT Joko Widodo demanded all stakeholders in palm oil industry to boost palm oil productivity without land expansion.

WHEN it comes to waste cooking oil, the same thing happens.

HAVING succeeded in implementing expanded B20 mandatory program, the government is now planning to turn to other alternative more environmentally friendly biofuels.

IMPLEMENTATION of sustainable practices in Indonesian palm oil industry have achieved impresive progress.

Director General of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources Rida Mulyana has revealed that distribution of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME), the bio content of B20, has reached 2,42 million kiloliters (KL) by 24 October 2018 of the allocation target of 3,91 million KL. He said, it is a good achievement as it shows significant progress dispite the fact that there are a number of obstacles.

TODAY, Indonesian traditional culinary is not merely considered as methods of survival, but also a local wisdom in choosing, sorting, mixing, and cooking food.

ATTEMPTS to raise public awareness of palm oil is deemed necessary to strengthen Indonesian palm oil image in global world.

Together with relevant stakeholders, Indonesia continuously intensifies its efforts to strengthen national palm oil diplomacy.

THE expanded B20 mandatory program is believed will boost and create a multiplier effect in Riau Province.

SOMETIMES, young people who remain in oil palm plantation located in rural or remote regions are being left when it comes to higher education.

Current national palm oil supplies is believed to be adequate to meet biofuel demand, including to develop biodiesel 100% (B100). "We don\'t stop in B20, the government\'s plan to implement biodiesel 100% may be reached with the support of palm oil production," Dedi Junaidi, Director Crop Production and Sales, Agriculture Ministry in Pekanbaru, Riau, Tuesday (23/10/2018) as reported by RRI. In a couples of years to come, Dedi said, palm oil production may increase as replanting of old trees is underway.