The Palm Scribe is a platform to serve the palm oil industry by helping it foster a healthier and more constructive public discourse on the industry.
NEWS
Environment Activists Want Firmer Legal Base for Forest and Peat Moratorium
A group of environmental activists on Tuesday (16/7) called for a two-year government moratorium on the issuance of permits for primary forests and peatlands that expires on Wednesday, to not only be made permanent but also be given a firmer legal base. "We deem that...
Sustainable Palm Oil Gets Blessings from Roman Catholic Cardinal
A senior Roman Catholic cardinal has aired support for oil palm as a resource for development and an instrument of economic and political stability as long as they were sustainably cultivated, an Indonesian diplomat said. Indonesian Ambassador to the Holy See,...
Indofood Denies Allegations of Rights, Labor Violations
Photo Credit: Agence France-Presse (AFP) Indonesian food and agriculture giant, Indofood Agri or "IndoAgri" is denying allegations of violations of the standards of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and said that it had withdrawn its membership from the...
Public Consultation on RSPO Shared Responsibility Task Force to Close Soon
Photo Credit: Agence France-Presse (AFP) The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), the world’s leading multi-stakeholder initiative on sustainable palm oil is calling on its non-grower members to provide their input or feedback on the RSPO Shared Responsibility...
RSPO Welcomes New Certification Initiative
Photo Credit: Agence France-Presse (AFP) The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), which has the world’s most widely recognized palm oil sustainability standard, said that it welcomed new certification initiatives as a form of shared responsibility towards...
Citigroup cancels financing for Indofood
Photo Credit: Agence France-Presse (AFP) American-based financial giant Citigroup has reportedly canceled all financing to Indonesian food giant and agribusiness company Indofood following the company’s decision to drop off from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil...
ANJ Tests its Palm Oil Mill in West Papua
Photo Credit: ANJ Indonesia palm oil company PT Austindo Nusantara Jaya Tbk (ANJ) is currently conducting a series of test to evaluate the performance of a palm oil mill for its subsidiary PT Putra Manunggal Perkasa (PMP) in West Papua. “The mill at PT PMP is...
Sawit Sumbermas-linked mill seeks RSPO Certification
PT Tanjung Sawit Abadi, a subsidiary of palm oil giant PT Sawit Sumbermas Sarana l is applying for an RSPO Principles and Criteria Initial Certification assessment for its palm oil mill and supply base. “The initial assessment scope is Tanjung Sawit Abadi Palm Oil...
Palm Oil May Help Indonesia Buy Russian Fighter Jets
Photo Credit: https://www.flickr.com The Indonesian government plans to buy 11 Russian Su-35 fighter jets with part of the payments in key commodities, including palm oil, a source at the defense ministry told The Palm Scribe. “Key Indonesian commodities, including...
INFOGRAPHICS
PROFILE
Satellite Images Help Accurate Fertilization on Oil Palm Plantations
Thanks to a technology developed by Indonesian scientists at the Bogor Agricultural University (IPB), routinely updated satellite imaging data can now help oil palm growers to accurately diagnose and dose the fertilizer needed by their crop and therefore gain savings...
SPECIAL REPORTS
From Coca to Cacao, The Transformation of Chazuta
The Palm Scribe Content Manager, Bhimanto Suwastoyo, was selected by the UNDP's Good Growth Journalism Initiative to visit Peru with other journalists around the world to see how Peru is coping with the growth of palm oil. This long story is part of the requirement to...
OPINIONS
Palm Oil Better Stay, For Earth’s Sake
Photo Credit: Agence France-Presse (AFP) Given the expected significant increase in the demand for vegetable oil as the world's population and urbanization continue to rise, a pertinent question arises and needs to be addressed: how can the world meet the demand in a...
VIDEOS
Nazir Foead: Challenges in Planting Oil Palm on Peatland
Our Story: How Palm Oil Changed Our Lives
Konsultasi Dengan Masyarakat Setempat Kunci Bagi Operasi ANJ di Papua
News Roundup
Summaries of what Indonesian newspapers are reporting about the industry.
Press Release
The Palm Scribe compiles press releases from various parties in the palm oil industry here.
Resurrecting downstream palm oil industry
Bisnis Indonesia, 5 April 2019 The downstream palm oil industry has been suffering from stagnancy ever since the government decided to keep export duty of crude palm oil at zero at the end of 2018. On Tuesday (April 2), Indonesian Vegetable Oil Association (Gimni)...
Paris Agreement to protect people
Kompas, 30 March 2019 It has been suggested that Indonesia follow its commitment to improve governance of oil palm plantations, rather than threatening the European Union to leave the Paris Agreement. Indonesian Forum for Environment (Walhi) National Executive Climate...
Japan postpones palm oil certification requirement
Kontan Harian, 1 April 2019 Japan is postponing the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification requirement for Indonesia's crude palm oil (CPO) and its derivatives until 2021, following a comprehensive review of the Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership...
Local Cooperative Provides Dump Truck for ANJ’s Papua Mill Oil Palm Supply
Photo Credit: ANJ A transportation cooperative in South Sorong, West Papua has purchased a dump truck and entered an agreement with an oil palm company for its operation to transport oil palm fresh fruit bunches to a mill operated by ANJ's sister company. The...
Farmers find difficulties in meeting replanting fund requirements
Kompas, 14 February 2019 Oil palm farmers are finding it difficult to meet the replanting fund eligibility requirements. As a result, they had to delay replanting and continue to cultivate old oil palm trees. Indonesian Oil Palm Estate Fund (BPDPKS) Director Herdrajat...
CPO price weaken due to oversupply
Bisnis Indonesia, 13 February 2019 The benchmark crude palm oil contract for April delivery at the Malaysia Derivatives Exchange fell 0.53% or 12 points to 2,254 ringgit per metric ton on Tuesday's (February 12) close. Asia Trade Point Futures analyst Deddy Yusuf...