The Plantation Office of Riau Province stated that the selling price of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) for oil palm in Riau Province for the next week has decreased again.

Head of Processing and Marketing of the Plantation Office of Riau Province, Defris Hatmaja, said that the price of FFB for palm oil decreased almost evenly in every age group. "The biggest decline occurred in the 10-20 year age group of IDR 69.91 per kilogram or reaching 2.88 percent from last week's price," he said. 361.59 per kilogram. He added that the decline in the price of palm oil FFB was influenced by the decline in CPO prices on the Malaysia Exchange which weakened by 11.29 percent point-to-point, so that the price of Riau's leading commodity is now back below MYR4,000 per tonne. Previously, the price of CPO had reached its peak on May 18, 2021, where it almost reached MYR 4,500 per tonne. This is the highest record in history. From the condition of prices that shot up to penetrate record highs, according to him, market participants would want to make a profit.

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the Indonesian government through financial support from BPDPKS continues to support the welfare of oil palm farmers.

Not only through the implementation of the People's Palm Oil Rejuvenation (PSR) program, this support is also provided in the form of channeling funds for facilities and infrastructure. Related to this, the Director of Processing and Marketing of Plantation Products, Dedi Junaedi said, throughout 2021, it is targeted that 171 packages of facilities and infrastructure will be provided to oil palm planters. Details of the target for facilities and infrastructure assistance in 2021, namely Aceh 10 packages consisting of 3 intensification, 6 roads, 1 ISPO; North Sumatra 7 packages namely 3 intensification, 3 roads, 1 ISPO; Riau 10 packages consisting of 4 intensification, 4 roads, 1 ISPO; Sumatera Barata 9 packages, namely 4 intensification, 4 roads, 1 ISPO; Jambi 15 packages, 14 intensification/roads and 1 ISPO; South Sumatra 6 packages in the form of 3 intensification, 2 roads, 1 ISPO; Bengkulu 11 packages, namely 5 intensification, 5 roads, 1 ISPO; and Banten 2 road packages. Furthermore, in West Kalimantan there are 15 packages, namely 4 extensification, 3 intensification, 7 roads, 1 ISPO; Central Kalimantan 14 packages in the form of 6 intensification, 7 roads, 1 ISPO; South Kalimantan 4 packages which are divided into 2 intensification, 2 ISPO; East Kalimantan 2 packages, namely 1 intensification and 1 road; West Sulawesi 4 packages, 1 extensification, 1 intensification, 1 road, 1 ISPO; South Sulawesi 2 intensification packages, Central Sulawesi 5 packages namely 3 intensification and 2 roads; West Papua 1 intensification package.

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Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah said the palm oil industry has an important role in absorbing workers.

According to him, the absorption of labor will continue to increase along with the increase in production in the palm oil industry sector. "The palm oil industry is a labor-intensive industry that absorbs a lot of labor," said Ida in a written statement, reviewing data from the Ministry of Agriculture in 2019 which stated that the number of farmers involved in oil palm was 2,673,810 farmers and the number of workers in oil palm plantations. as many as 4,425,647 workers. This number consists of 4.0 million or 90.68% workers in large national private oil palm plantations, 321 thousand or 7.26% workers in large state oil palm plantations, and 91 thousand or 2.07% workers in foreign private large oil palm plantations. Therefore, said Ida, the large number of workers in this industry needs to get the attention of the Indonesian Palm Oil Entrepreneurs Association (GAPKI) so that industrial relations are well maintained. In an effort to create conducive industrial relations in the oil palm plantation sector, Ida stated that various efforts need to be made by GAPKI. First, increasing understanding of the rights and obligations of workers and employers in employment relations, such as through socialization and workshops.

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Entering the dry season, a number of areas have begun to be wary of forest and land fires (karhutla).

As in Riau Province, the local Regional Disaster Management Agency (BPBD) asked regional heads in the region to immediately form a task force for preventing and handling forest and land fires. Although today there are no hotspots, only hot spots. However, district and city governments need to increase their preparedness to prevent karhuda in Riau, said the Head of BPBD Riau, M Edy Afrizal, in Pekanbaru, yesterday. The formation of the task force is still based on the Riau Governor's Circular (SE) which will be issued soon, following the dry season in Riau. Although the SE is still in the process, continued Edy, the district and city governments can immediately form a task force down to the village level. Hotspots were indeed monitored, but after checking, no land fires were found at the hotspots, he added. Edy said his party together with the Riau Karhutla Prevention Task Force continue to work to prevent land fires in the area. Among other things, by re-activating air patrols to monitor early occurrence of karhuda.

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The need for a large internet network in Bali makes the Smartfren provider provide the best service for its customers.

Deputy CEO of Smartfren Djoko Tata Ibrahim said, Smartfren GOKIL MAX provides the maximum internet experience, for the young generation of Indonesia and all Balinese people. "Anyone can easily use an internet connection, to break boundaries to create and realize their dreams," said Djoko in Denpasar. Namely in Buleleng, Karangasem, Bangli, Jembrana, Badung, Gianyar, Klungkung, Denpasar City, and Tabanan in Bali Province. "GOKIL MAX packages can be obtained in the form of data vouchers, starter packs, or data packages available on the MySmartfren application," said the Smartfen official.

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As many as 70 percent of Indonesian palm products have been circulating in the global market.

This makes palm oil one of the main figures from the agricultural sector in Indonesia's economic activity. Director General of Plantation Processing and Marketing of the Ministry of Agriculture Dedi Junaedi said the agricultural sector was still growing during the pandemic, one of which was thanks to palm oil. "Earlier in 2020, the Indonesian economy contracted by 2.07 percent. In the midst of the economic contraction, the agricultural sector could still grow positively by 1.75 percent, with palm oil being one of the main contributors," said Dedi in a virtual discussion. Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) Towards International Recognition, In the same year, the export performance of palm oil increased by 13.6 percent. This achievement is expected to trigger the motivation of oil palm plantation managers. "In the last few months, palm oil producers have enjoyed the highest prices in the last decade. Hopefully this will be a motivation for oil palm plantation managers to improve their management," added Dedi. Dedi assessed that the performance of palm oil was good enough so that its competitiveness must be maintained and improved. The management of sustainable oil palm plantations must continue to be improved, one of which is through strengthening ISPO certification regulations.

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