The Palm Scribe

Are Southeast Asian Banks and Investors Missing out on the Sustainability Wagon?

Banks and investors in Southeast Asia are slow to get on the bandwagon of sustainability, with…

IPOC Focuses on How to Meet SDGs

Indonesian Palm Oil Conference (IPOC), an annual conference of the Indonesian Palm oil Producer Association (GAPKI)…

What Do You Know About B20?

The Government inaugurated the use of 20-percent biodiesel or B20 on August 31, 2018, aiming to…

Ecolabel Product in Indonesia; Is It Working?

Ever curious on whether good intentions actually translate into something workable, The Palm Scribe took to…

GAPKI Says Palm Oil’s Productivity Is What Draws Enemies

Palm Oil's high productivity and efficiency as a crop are what is making it the continuous…

Indonesian Palm Oil Exports Drop 6 percent in the First Semester 2018

Indonesia's exports of palm oil and its derivatives, excluding oleochemicals and biodiesel, dropped by six percent…

Coconut Industry Executive Warns of Dangers of Economic Reliance on a Single Commodity

The Secretary-General of the Indonesian Association of Coconut Processing Industry (HIPKI) Donatus Gede Sabon is warning of the…

APKASINDO Seeks Way to Protect Smallholders from Pressure of Low Prices

"farmers should be able to pocket RP 1,300-Rp 1,500 per kilogram of fresh fruit bunch but…

Tanjung Jabung Barat District Pioneers Innovative Approach to Smallholder Legality Problem

Many may have never heard of Tanjung Jabung Barat but this district, located in Sumatra’s Jambi…

Sustainability of Indonesian Palm Oil Sector is the Business of All Stakeholders

“There are two sectors which up until now have not been well supervised in relations to…