A COORDINATION meeting to discuss palm oil replanting program (PSR) in Serdang Bedagai Regency of North Sumatera was held on Thursday (28/6/2018), attended by The Regional Government of Serdang Bedagai, the Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS), state-owned banks, and smallholder farmers from Association of Farmers Groups (called "Gapoktan"). The meeting was attended by Director of Fund Collection of BPDPKS Herdrajat Natawijaya, Vice Regent of Serdang Bedagai Darma Wijaya, Head of Plantations Office of North Sumatera Province, Head of Plantations Office of Serdang Bedagai Regency, representatives of Bank BNI, BRI, Chairman of Gapoktan Amanah and Gapoktan Fortuna. They discussed follow-up actions over PSR program in Serdang Bedagai Regency on the land owned by those Gapoktan Amanah and Fortuna.

THE Government of Indonesia is working hard to fight against black campaign on palm oil.

PALM oil has turned out to popular product and became the choice for use in processed foods in the world compared to other vegetable oils.

Indonesian Government continues to prepare for further negotiations on European Union\'s renewable fuels policy.

Indonesia\'s balance of trade with Egypt that showed a positive trend was also contributed by oil palm products.

THE Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) in cooperation with Bogor Agricultural University (Insititut Pertanian Bogor/IPB) organized a traning for agriculture teachers on Understanding Plantation Role and Management: Technology Management Good Agricultural Practices on Sustainable Palm Oil in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan (26/6/2018).

THE MALAYSIAN Palm Oil Council (MPOC) released new economic research that quantifies the negative impact to major European economies should the EU move ahead with proposed restrictions on Palm Oil biofuels under the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The research finds that almost euro 40 billion of EU exports and over 350,000 jobs across Europe depend on trade with Palm Oil-producing countries. Today, EU Energy Ministers are meeting in Luxembourg to discuss a new French Government proposal that would impose a freeze on Palm Oil biofuels under the RED.

COORDINATING Minister of Maritime Affairs Luhut B.

Under Government Regulation No.

The government of Indonesia won a lawsuit over the Indonesian palm oil advertisement in Lyon, France.

In order to push development on palm oil sustainability, based on Presidential Decree No.

Commision II of Regional House of Representatives (DPRD) of Bangka Belitung made a visit to Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) in Jakarta, Tuesday (26/6/2018).