Our Company develops the local economy through nonoperational activities including the mentoring of cooperative unions and the development of small-tomedium scale enterprises (SMEs); as well as through activities associated with the company’s core businesses, including core-plasma farmer partnership program, training of plasma and non-plasma oil palm farmers, provision of rubber seeds, free supply of empty bunches, plantation-related technical trainings, as well as comparative study program on palm seeds production.
In the efforts to enhance the economy of the communities in the operational sites, all Business Units of Your Company also provides opportunities for the locals to work as the majority manpower.
SMEs Development
Until the year 2022, Our Company has developed 23 public cooperative unions, including eight employee cooperative unions, considering that Our Company employees are part of the CSR program stakeholders, and along with their families have equal opportunities to be the target of the empowerment activities.
Core-Plasma Partnership Program
The Core-Plasma scheme is a partnership program involving core-plasma farmers; providing capital loans, training of professional plantation procedures complying to the corporate standards, as well as the purchase of the estates’ yields at market prices. Our Company develops 2 forms of plasma partnership scheme, which are the Perkebunan Inti Rakyat Transmigrasi (PIR-Trans) scheme for transmigrants and the Kredit Koperasi Primer Anggota (KKPA) scheme for local settlers; both are associated in cooperative unions to ensure the effectiveness of the development programs.
The development of plasma farmers groups in the Sumbar Business Unit has brought the Suka Maju farmers group to become a well respected farmers group as a role model for palm farmers in the areas close to Our Company operational site; and is expected to develop a farming school specializing in oil palm in the future as a form of awareness on regional advancement.
In 2022, Our Company through the Jambi 1 (AGW and AMM) Business Unit provided assistance to local Village Cooperatives (KUD) and farmers groups in the forms of baby goats (kids), free-range chicks, broiler chicks and animal feeds, as well as tankos (empty palm fruit bunch) to be used as fertilizers for oil palm and banana trees. Our Company also provided financial supports for social commemorative days’ activities. Through the Sumut 2 (GLP) Business Unit, Our Company also supported the organization of the creative economy development seminar.
Non-Plasma Partnership Program
In 2022, Our Company has conducted activities of nonplasma partnership programs. Through the North Sumatra 1 (BSP), West Sumatra (BPP), Jambi 1 (AGW) and North Sumatra 2 (GLP) Business Units, Our Company assisted the process of replanting the community’s oil palm land that has passed its productive age through the Smallholder Oil Palm Replanting (PSR) program and the non-PSR partnership. The scope of non-plasma partnership includes:
• Assistance in providing 7,956 superior seeds;
• Assistance and training in plantation technical management;
• Assistance in infrastructure maintenance or repair;
• Assistance in providing work tools as well as monitoring and evaluation. Throughout 2022, there were 2,129 farmers joined the nonplasma partnership with non-plasma plantation area of 4,992 Ha
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