SustainPalm @ ICOPE 2025
The presentation of the intercropping team at the ICOPE conference in Bali, February 14th, did not go unnoticed. The redaksi of Sawit Indonesia released a news item mentioning the role of Wageningen University in the successful implementation of oil palm intercropping with Banana, Watermelon and Coffee in the living labs in Bengkulu and Central Kalimantan….
New Webinar on intercropping in oil palm fields: Potential improvement of soil health and economic return from intercropping cash crops with immature oil palm. 17 April
Date: 17 April, 09.00 AM CEST | 14 PM WIB Speaker: Rana Farrasati Topic: “Soil health and economic return of intercropping oil palm with cash crops” Language: English, with translation of slides in Bahasa Indonesia. Register via this link: bit.ly/41YiSo9
Oil Palm Trunk Conference
Topic: From Waste to Wealth: Sustainable and profitable utilisation of oil palm trunks Date: 21 April 2025 Location: IPB International Convention Center, Bogor – Indonesia
Best practice of Circular use of Palm Oil Mill Residues and Methane Capture of Oil palm Mills in South Kalimantan
On 9 to 12 February, Prof Agung Nugroho of ULM and Wolter Elbersen and Maarten Kootstra of Wageningen UR visited oil palm mills in South Kalimantan to better understand how circular use of palm oil mill residues and methane capture can be mainstreamed in Indonesia. At the PT CPKA mill, biogas is generated from POME…
Arconesia wins ASEAN SEDP 3.0: Championing Youth Empowerment through Innovative Oil Palm-Watermelon Intercropping
The ASEAN Social Enterprise Development Program (SEDP) 3.0, hosted by the ASEAN Foundation and supported by TikTok and SAP, aims to empower impactful social enterprises across the ASEAN region. The program provides comprehensive training, strategic networking opportunities, and grant funding to facilitate sustainable social initiatives throughout the region. Out of over 250 social enterprises from…
SustainPalm Highlights Oil Palm Intercropping at ICOPE 2025
From February 12-14, 2025, the 7th edition of the International Conference on Oil Palm and Environment (ICOPE) took place in Bali, Indonesia. Organized by Sinar Mas Agribusiness and Food in collaboration with the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), the conference gathered influential stakeholders from across the oil palm sector, including government representatives, NGOs,…
Reflections on the Week of Indonesia-Netherlands Education and Research: Exploring the Complexities of Living Labs
From September 24–26, 2024, the Week of Indonesia-Netherlands Education and Research (WINNER) brought together academics, policymakers, industry professionals, and students to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange. Among its many sessions, the discussion on “The Complexities of Living Labs to Realise Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration: Experiences in Indonesia and the Netherlands“ focused on co-creation methodologies aimed at addressing critical global…
Annual Meeting SustainPalm Program, 10-11 July 2024, Jogjakarta, Indonesia
Introduction The SustainPalm consortium, a Dutch-Indonesian collaboration of Wageningen University & Research, IPB (Institut Pertanian Bogor), ULM (Universitas Lambung Mangkurat), and Hogeschool Van Hall Larenstein, is committed to implementing effective strategies that promote practices that preserve forests, biodiversity and reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions in palm oil cultivation. The focus is on increasing yields, intercropping, integration…
Advancing Circularity: Meeting with the Indonesian Ambassador in The Netherlands
Improving the circularity of oil palm trunks (OPT) is a crucial step toward promoting sustainability within the oil palm industry. SustainPalm WP2, in collaboration with WUR’s investment team, initiated a series of activities to raise awareness about the potential of OPT as a sustainable material for building, furniture, and art products. Such as stakeholder workshops…