InfoSAWIT, NORTH ACEH – North Aceh Plantation Agency did socialization about palm oil profit sharing for independent smallholders in the hall of Village of Seureuke, Sub district of Langkahan, Regency of North Aceh. It was attended by the 60 representatives from five villages, such as, Seureuke, Lubok Pusaka, Buket Linteung, Cotgirek, and Cinta Makmur.
The socialization was officially inaugurated by Head of Plantation Business Guidance, Marketing, and Process, Ismalinda Pase that represented Head of Livestock and Plantation Agency North Aceh. She said that the presence of the agency would be about to greet and socialize the advantages of palm oil profit sharing for the independent smallholders. The fund would be used to get data of the smallholders and they would get cultivation documents free of charge. This would be the significant thing to get fresh fruit bunch (FFB) trade within competitive price.
“Cultivation Documents would be like license for a driver. Without having cultivation documents, the smallholders’ FFB would be cheaper because it did not qualify the available regulation,” Ismalinda said before the smallholders, Wednesday (21/8/2024).
Head of Village of Seureuke, Azis Rusmiono in his speech did appreciate Koperasi Berkat Bunga Damai and the agency. He thought the socialization would help escalate the smallholders’ income after getting cultivation documents.
Chairman of Koperasi Berkat Bunga Damai, Abubakar AR thanked that the smallholders that the cooperation developed, would get cultivation documents freely. “We got data about 1.800 hectares within 602 members in five villages. We are ready to be the sustainable pioneers in Indonesia,” he said.
He did appreciate the performance of the agency that could be the faster one in socializing palm oil profit sharing in village level. He thanked the agency for its supports for the smallholders in the regency.
The socialization would be the strategic one to increase competition and smallholders’ welfare in North Aceh, the support of the government to get and realize sustainable palm oil industries. (T2)
