On September 23, 2019, the Faculty of Agriculture of USU collaborated with CSSPO to hold a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on “Socio-Economic Dimensions of Palm Oil Replanting Towards Sustainable Palm Oil Business (Case Study: North Sumatra)” at Polonia Hotel Medan. The Vice Dean II of the Faculty of Agriculture of USU, Dr. Ir. Jonathan Ginting, MS, opened the FGD with his speech. This forum was attended by:
- Representative of the Directorate General of Plantations, Ministry of Indonesia
- Head and Staff of the Plantation Service of North Sumatra
- Agriculture Office of North Padang Lawas
- Agriculture Office of Deli Serdang
- Agriculture Office of Central Tapanuli
- PT Musim Mas
- PT ANJ Agri Binanga
- PT Abdi Budi Mulia
- PTPN III (Persero)
- PT Socfin Indonesia
- PT PP London Sumatra Indonesia
- Subur Makmur Village Cooperative, South Labuhanbatu
- Guna Mandiri Smallholder Group, North Padang Lawas
- APKASINDO
- SAMADE
- Mawar Smallholder Group, South Tapanuli
- Communities’ Oil Palm Replanting Research Team, Universitas Lampung
- Communities’ Oil Palm Replanting Research Team, Universitas Andalas
The results of this FGD were presented in a Policy Brief.
