The Palm Oil Fund Management Agency (BPDP), in collaboration with\nAspekpir Indonesia, is driving the strengthening of food security\nthrough the empowerment of palm-based MSMEs in Paser Regency, East\nKalimantan. The programme, held on 12-13 May 2026, featured practical\ntraining in processing palm leaves into livestock feed to support the\nCattle and Palm Oil Integrated System (SISKA), as well as the production\nof biochar and the utilisation of empty fruit bunches at an MSME\nscale.<\/p>\n
Centred in Sawit Jaya Village, the event was attended by hundreds of\nparticipants, including plasma palm oil farmers, representatives from\npalm oil cooperatives, and MSME entrepreneurs from various areas within\nPaser Regency. The Head of the Paser Regency Plantation and Livestock\nOffice, Djoko Bawono, noted that the training received high enthusiasm\nas it presents new business opportunities based on palm waste.<\/p>\n
Djoko stated that the Paser Regency Government appreciates BPDP\u2019s\nsupport in developing the smallholder palm oil sector, ranging from the\nPalm Oil Replanting Programme (PSR) to human resource development and\nfarmer training. He noted that Paser was the first region in East\nKalimantan to develop smallholder palm plantations since the 1980s, and\nthousands of hectares of old plantations in the area have already\nparticipated in the PSR.<\/p>\n
Anwar Sadat, Senior Analyst of the Community Cooperation and MSME\nDivision at BPDP, emphasised that the agency continues to strengthen its\nrole in national palm sector development through strategic programmes.\nHe explained that funds collected from palm oil export levies are\nreturned to the people through development and empowerment programmes.\nThese include the PSR, which provides funding of up to Rp60 million per\nhectare, as well as palm oil scholarships and support for research and\ndownstreaming to increase national industrial value.<\/p>\n
Aliyadi, Chairman of the East Kalimantan Regional Representative\nCouncil of Aspekpir, praised BPDP\u2019s support for empowering farmers\nthrough biomass-based MSMEs. He noted that innovations such as producing\nbiochar and livestock feed from palm leaves, alongside the SISKA system,\nare concrete steps in increasing the capacity of plasma farmers and\nproviding sustainable solutions to increase income while protecting the\nenvironment.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/bpdp-and-aspekpir-drive-food-security-through-palm-based-msmes-in-paser-1780932749", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }