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<\/p>\nJAKARTA – The oil palm growers across the palm producing provinces have been facing rampant thefts of oil palm fruit bunches (FFB) during the last few months.<\/p>\n
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A number of local media have reported that growers are particularly worried over the thefts in the main producing regions in North Sumatra province, Riau province, Jambi province, South Sumatra province, South Kalimantan province, East Kalimantan province and West Kalimantan province during the last few months.<\/p>\n
The latest palm thefts were reported from Central Kalimantan, where growers are increasingly worried over the rising theft cases. One of the theft\u00a0 cases was committed by hundreds of people in Suka Mandang village of Seruyan Tengah district of Seruyan regency in Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) Central Kalimantan Office Vice Chairman Siswanto hopes that the security forces and the government will take all necessary quick steps to deal with the rampant theft cases.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a crime. We ask the law enforcement officers to take decisive actions in tackling the theft cases and prevent them from reoccurring in the future,\u201d said Siswanto in Palangka Raya, Central Kalimantan.<\/p>\n
Dayak Customary Defense Alliance (BATAMAD) Commander Yuandrias said that all stakeholders should collaborate to tackle the rising palm theft cases. \u201cLocal governments, business players, security forces, and Dayak people should meet to find a solution for the problem,\u201d Yuandrias said in Palangka Raya on Sunday, 3 December 2023.<\/p>\n
He said that without a synergy and consistency of all stakeholders in dealing with the widespread thefts, the theft cases will keep reoccurring in the oil palm plantations.<\/p>\n
Yuandrias hopes that the stakeholders will find a thorough solution to stop the crimes in the oil palm plantations. \u201cThe crimes should be stopped to prevent financial losses for oil palm smallholders and companies. That way we secure the investments in our regions that will then improve the welfare of local people,\u201d said Yuandrias.<\/p>\n
The Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) North Sumatra Office Head Timbas P. Ginting said in Medan that the rampant theft cases were suspected to have caused by the operations of palm oil mills without having own oil palm plantations in the regions. He asked the government to tighten the licensing process of developing palm oil mills without having own oil palm plantations.<\/p>\n
\u201cWithout having own palm plantations, the palm oil mills will not only rely on supply of palm bunches from local oil palm smallholders, but also those supplied illegally by local people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to him, it is very easy for investors to develop palm oil mills. \u201cThey can get their licenses easily through the online single submission (OSS), which is operated by the investment coordinating board (BKPM) and investment ministry. They can develop and operate their mills without a requirement to have their own oil palm plantations,\u201d Timbas said on Tuesday, 07 November 2023.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the Indonesian Palm Oil Association (GAPKI) Chairman Eddy Martono said in Jakarta that GAPKI had issued a circular letter to all member companies across the country, asking them not to purchase the illegal palm fruits or as proceeds of crimes.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll oil palm plantation companies, members of GAPKI or not, should not accept or purchase the illegal palm fruits,\u201d reads the circular letter, which is signed by GAPKI Chairman Eddy Martono.<\/p>\n
Eddy Martono said that purchasing the illegal palm fruits will only increase the theft cases of palm fruits, and the buyers are potential to be implicated in the criminal cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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