Kotabaru DPRD chairman tries to find a solution for palm oil farmers

Kotabaru, South Kalimantan (ANTARA) - Speaker of the Kotabaru Legislative Council (DPRD) Syairi Mukhlis has tried to find a way out for palm oil farmers who are now being in difficulties of selling their fresh fruit bunches (FFB).

According to chairperson the the DPRD, this condition is harming the farmers for the could not sell their FFB to a large factory.

Actually, Syairi said, some small factories (PKS) could serve self-supporting farmers, however they have to be in a long queue to get into the factories that it could disturb the activities of the farmers.

Considering this condition, the DPRD chairman has tried to directly coordinated with the management of Sinarmas Group in South Kalimantan.

"The management acknowledged that the storage condition for crude palm oil (CPO) tank are temporarily full, so they could not accomodate (famers' FFB) anymore. That's what they told us," he said as reported on Monday.

Syairi Mukhlis has also directly coordinated with the Kotabaru Plantation Office as well as the provncil office of the agency to find way out so the problem is resolved.

As a esult of the coordination, the South Kalimantan Plantation Agency has summoned all factories in the province. THey immediately held a meeting, but so far no information has been conveyed.

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