PALMOILMAGAZINE, JAKARTA – The palm oil-cow integrated program, currently underway in several regions, is demonstrating promising outcomes. This initiative engages 891 smallholders and 32 palm oil plantation companies across 116 thousand hectares of plantations spanning four provinces.
In pursuit of mutual benefits between smallholders and plantation companies, the SISKA Supporting Program has been established as a key success factor. Evidence indicates that the SISKA model, which involves managing animal (cows) feeding, has proven profitable for companies. This model significantly reduces waste processing costs, enhances security through the implementation of electric fences to prevent theft of fresh fruit bunches (FFB), and ensures 24/7 monitoring by smallholders, thereby improving overall security measures.
The collaborative efforts spearheaded by the Gabungan Pelaku dan Pemerhati Sistem Integrasi Sapi-Kelapa Sawit (Gapensiska) and PT Simbiosis Karya Agroindustri (SISKA) have yielded remarkable progress. A total of 51 smallholder groups, comprising 891 individuals, have partnered with 32 companies to rear over 7,000 cows across 116,000 hectares of palm oil plantations in four provinces: South Kalimantan, West Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, and Riau.
“These are incredible achievements because of it in a relatively short period, Team Leader, Advisory Support Group, Indonesia Australia Red Meat and Cattle Partnership (IAR-RMCP), Stuart McAdam in an international seminar ‘The 2nd Integrated Cattle and Oil-Palm Production (ICOP) Conference 2024 by the late of January 2024 that Palmoilmagazine.com attended in Pontianak.
SISKA Supporting Program would be about to end, believed that sustainable development would remain high namely because of dedication of Gapensiska and PT SISKA. The successful program reflected the positive impacts from collaborative initiatives to encourage agricultural innovation and get harmonious relationship between smallholders and the companies.
Stuart McAdam told that organic fertilizers from animals’ feces would effectively encourage to minimize herbicide uses, and weeds and grass consumption did also contribute for sustainable agricultural practices.
“SISKA model has become the stone for the companies’ social responsibility, reinforced relationship, developed dynamic that delivered profits between smallholders and the companies,” he said. (T2)
