President Joko Widodo has kicked off the implementation of use of B30 biodiesel at MT Haryono Pertamina gas station, Jakarta, Monday (23/12/2019).

Indonesian President Joko Widodo has issued Presidential Instruction Number 6 of 2019 on National Action Plan of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil 2019-2024.

BOGOR-Hundreds of Indonesian youth gathered in Bogor, West Java, 20-22 November 2019 for a ""Youth for Indonesian Palm Oil""-themed program.

KUALA LUMPUR- Coordinating Economic Minister Airlangga Hartato led delegation of Indonesia to the 2nd Ministerial Meeting of Palm Oil Producing Countries (MMPOPC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Monday (18/11/2019). The meeting had the presence of several ministers and other high-level representative from Malaysia, Indonesia, Colombia, Thailand, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Ghana, Honduras and Brazil. A number of crucial issues in palm oil industry were discussed as a follow-up to the matters arising from previous meeting in Bali, 2 November 2017, including: (1) to improve productivity of plantations owned by smallholders, (2) to overcome trade barriers in primary consumer countries, and (3) to figure out obstacles in the market. Airlangga, in his remarks, shared Indonesia\'s experience in implementing mandatory use of biodiesel with a 20% bio-content, known as B20, which will be switched to B30 by 2020.

BELITUNG-Another training session on palm oil topic has been held by Training Center of Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to expand the knowledge base of senior diplomats on sustainable palm oil. The Senior Diplomatic Training Course (Sesparlu) Batch 63 was held at the Training Center of PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (PT ANJ) in Belitung, Kepulauan Bangka Belitung, 14 to 16 November 2019.

SERDANG BEDAGAI-Thousand talented and non-professional runners enthusiastically took part in Indonesia Oil Palm Marathon Run 2019 in Martebing Village, District of Bangun Bandar, Serdang Bedagai Regency, North Sumatera, Sunday (13/10/2019). There were 2.127 local and overseas participants joined the event, including athletes from Kenya, Japan, Singapore, England, and Germany.

The second batch of Journalist Fellowship Program organized by the Indonesia Oil Palm Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) continued with traveling abroad to participate in palm oil related events.