Year: 2020

Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food has been running scholarship programmes to help Indonesians go further in life and eventually be able to fulfil their dreams. Dedy Gerson Gultom is the recipient of one such scholarship. … Read More “Pursuing dreams and supporting family made possible by a scholarship”

2020 is undoubtedly going to be remembered as the year that we can’t get over fast enough. Everyone everywhere has been affected by the events of this year. Clearly, some of those impacts are going … Read More “2020: Making the most of a “horrible” year”

Jakarta, 11 December 2020 – The 2020 Tempo Country Contributor Award was given to Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food for its forest and land fire prevention programme, Desa Makmur Peduli Api (DMPA). As part of … Read More “The 2020 Tempo Country Contributor Award recognises Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food’s fire prevention efforts”

Jakarta, 10 December 2020 – PT Bumi Sawit Permai, a Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food subsidiary, together with the cooperative Koperasi Tiara Sawit Permai of the Ogan Ilir District in South Sumatra, signed a loan … Read More “Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food teams up with South Sumatra independent smallholders to replant oil palms”

Recent graduate Waluyo was a recipient of the SMART Planters scholarship programme back in 2016. Originally from Cilacap, Waluyo developed his knowledge at the INSTIPER campus in Yogyakarta, majoring in Agro-ecotechnology, specifically studying agronomic practices … Read More “Waluyo’s story: Finding purpose with the SMART Planters scholarship”

What comes to mind when you think about working in a palm oil company? For many, the image might be plantations, trees and rural areas. Well, I work in a palm oil company, but it … Read More “Working for a modern agribusiness”

I work as a social media specialist at Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), and it has been just under a year since I stepped into the fascinating world of palm oil. On the one hand, the industry … Read More “Top 3 myths about palm oil debunked”

Pontianak, 26 November 2020 – Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food, through its operating entities PT Kartika Prima Cipta, PT Paramita Internusa Pratama and PT Persada Graha Mandiri, recently awarded scholarships to ten outstanding outstanding students … Read More “Ten young achievers embrace a bright future at West Kalimantan universities”

Replanting ageing oil palm trees is a priority in Indonesia. Old trees become less productive, and to maintain or even increase yields to meet the demand for palm oil without increasing land used, replanting is … Read More “Replanting a more productive future”