PALMOILMAGAZINE, PALANGKA RAYA On Tuesday, January 9, 2024, Sri Widanarni, the Economy and Development Assistant at the Provincial Secretariat of Central Kalimantan, representing the provincial secretary, inaugurated the Regional Action Plan for Sustainable Palm Oil (RAP SPO).
The event took place in the hall of the Plantation Agency in Central Kalimantan Province, focusing on the evaluation of RAP SPO progress, discussions on plans, and the equitable sharing of profits from palm oil activities.
During the inauguration, Sri Widanarni provided key insights into legal palm oil plantations. Emphasizing the importance of accurate data, the focus extended to areas indicated in forest regions due to their significance. The plantations were urged to encompass both independent smallholders and company plantations, addressing specific concerns within these categories.
“It needs to get data about partnerships between the companies and the villagers around the plantations. This has to find a solution to every complaint of the villagers about area conflicts and plantation development. It needs to support the smallholders both in escalating their resources and delivering infrastructure,” she said, as Palmoilmagazine.com quoted from MMCKalteng.
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She also mentioned that it needs synergy among many partners so that palm oil in Central Kalimantan will directly and indirectly deliver advantages for the villagers themselves. This should cover support for food availability and certification terms and conditions by escalating smallholders’ quality and institutions.
In the report of the workshop, Head of Plantation Protection, Adi Soeseno, said that the meeting was about to evaluate the progress in RAP SPO and study about it, just like it is regulated in Governor’s Regulation Number 53/2020 about RAP SPO in 2020–2024.
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In the social aspect, coordination with many parties would be very important, while in the technical aspect, it needs to involve plantation pest organisms, particularly in the independent smallholders’ plantations. The last was that Sri Widanarni said that it needs to develop and supervise the potential of fire in the forests and areas and should involve independent smallholders and plantation companies.
The workshop would be an important forum to formulate strategic measures to maintain sustainable palm oil plantations in Central Kalimantan Province, as well as the available regulations on sustainable principles. (T2)
