Indonesia: Ministry of Agriculture issues PSR recommendations for 5,989 hectares of palm oil plantations in South Kalimantan

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, KOTABARU -- The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture's Directorate General of Plantations (Ditjenbun Kementan) has issued technical recommendations for implementing the Community Palm Oil Rejuvenation (PSR) program with a land area of 5,989 hectares for 3,089 oil palm planters in South Kalimantan Province (Kalsel). Director of Palm Oil and Various Palm Crops, Directorate General of Plantation, Ministry of Agriculture, Ardi Praptono in Kotabaru, South Kalimantan, Wednesday (24/4/2024), said that since 2017 the Ministry of Agriculture has issued technical recommendations for PSR covering an area of 337,647 hectares for 150,770 planters throughout Indonesia, including those in South Kalimantan . "This is the government's effort to encourage increased production and productivity of people's palm oil," he said after planting symbolic palm oil from the Padi Gogo intercropping PSR program with the Indonesian Palm Oil Entrepreneurs Association (GAPKI) at the Gajah Mada ...