The Palm Scribe

Salim Ivomas Resigns from the RSPO

Salim Ivomas Pratama (SIMP) officially resigned from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) membership on…

Gabungan Pengusaha Kelapa Sawit Indonesia (GAPKI) REFLEKSI INDUSTRI KELAPA SAWIT 2018 DAN PROSPEK 2019

Sawitku Sayang, Sawitku Semakin Tertantang. Kiasan ini cukup tepat untuk mewakili perjalanan industri sawit Indonesia tahun…

London Sumatera Cannot Resign: RSPO

The Roundtable Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said that PT. London Sumatera could not, as it has…

Allegations Related to Labour and Human Rights at Indoagri

On 8 June 2016, a report was published by Rainforest Action Network (“RAN”), Organisasi Perjuangan dan…

What Can Indonesian Palm Oil Smallholders Learn from 2018?

The year 2018 can now be remembered as the year palm oil, including in Indonesia, fetched…

Behind the Slowness of Palm Oil Replanting Program

The program launched by the Government in April 2018 to intensively rejuvenate oil palm plantations is…

2018, A Gloomy Year for Indonesian Palm Oil Industry

2018 may be remembered as the year when Indonesia’s national palm oil output soared high above…

Introducing Digital Technology into Palm Oil Industry

Many palm oil plantations in Indonesia suffer from a far-from-optimal level of productivity. To overcome some…

EFTA signs Free Trade Agreement with Indonesia

In addition to market access, the agreement guarantees legal certainty, the protection of intellectual property and…

Surabaya Students Use Palm Oil Waste for Self Compacting Concrete

A group of students from the Ten November Institute of Technology (ITS) in Surabaya, East Java,…