Tag: Inovasi

The agriculture industry is quite a conservative one – some might call it old fashioned. With the onset of COVID-19, many of our employees have had to adapt to radical changes in their jobs. Work … Read More “Working amid the COVID-19 pandemic: Staying productive in producing sustainable palm oil (Part 1)”

Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) may be widely known for its agribusiness, particularly in palm oil in Indonesia, but our company also has a diverse business portfolio in China. Having visited plantations and mills in Riau to … Read More “A different side of GAR in China”

Since 2016, Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food along with Sinar Mas Forestry (SMF) have been working closely with Canada-based MacDonald & Detweiler Associates (MDA) in monitoring deforestation through a Forest Alert Service (FAS) using the … Read More “A business trip to Canada: On a mission to understand deforestation monitoring technology while promoting Indonesia’s palm oil industry”

Close your eyes and imagine this: it’s a relaxing Sunday morning, and you’re at your breakfast table. You take a sip of your delicious creamy hot chocolate, and then a bite of your freshly toasted … Read More “5 facts about palm oil from plantation to your dining table”

There are no shortcuts when it comes to producing food items for consumption, which is why our cooking oil, margarine, and other palm oil food products are prepared at the refineries under stringent conditions. We … Read More “10 facts about palm oil food production at our Marunda R&D centre”

“As a leading agribusiness sustainability is ultimately at the heart of our business. It’s not a choice, it is a business imperative. To be able to continue to grow oil palms in the various rural … Read More “Top five Golden Agri-Resources / SMART achievements in 2017”

In conjunction with World Science Day, we explore the significance of Research and Development (R&D) in agribusiness, and especially in palm oil. We speak with Tony Liwang, Head of Plant Production and Biotechnology Division, and … Read More “Importance of Research & Development in Agriculture”

It is likely that in the course of our daily lives, we consume several food products containing some form of palm oil. What kind of nutritional value does palm oil have and what health benefits … Read More “Weighing the health benefits of palm oil in our food”

Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food recently launched high-yielding oil palm planting materials named Eka 1 and Eka 2. These planting materials were developed in the company’s research centres, SMART Research Institute’s (SMARTRI) and SMART’s Biotechnology … Read More “Video: Breakthrough planting materials Eka 1 and 2 increase yields to highest in the industry”