Unmoved by Protests
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Pestered by environmental activists, producers of palm oil are still optimistic that their production increase and export targets can be reached.
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A well-built man handily fills a pushcart with four bunches of oil palm oil. Suyono, 47, waits for a pickup truck to arrive and haul off the harvested product.
About 200 heads of households work as palm oil farmers, like Suyono, in Lubuk Ogong village, Sikijang district, Pelalawan regency, Riau, are happy these days. The price of oil palm is currently good: Rp1,500 per kilogram.
Suyono's revenue can reach Rp7.5 million per month. After deducting f
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