Indonesian VP plants oil palm sprouts

Jakarta, The Gulf Observer: Indonesian Vice President Ma’ruf Amin planted top-quality hybrid oil palm sprouts with 100 students from the Riau Technology Islamic Boarding School (Pesantren) on Sumatra Highway, Siak Hulu, Kampar district, Riau.

“Today, I am grateful to witness the planting of oil palm tree sprouts by the santris. Also, I have obtained various information on the development of oil palm and the discovery of quality seeds,” Amin remarked. He was accompanied by Riau Governor Syamsuar and other officials.

He said that he felt proud of the collaboration among the Indonesian Palm Oil Farmer Association (Apkasindo), the local government, and palm oil companies for the oil palm-based santripreneur program.

He also expressed the hope that Islamic boarding schools would not only become centers of Islamic education, but also centers of economic empowerment, especially related to the financial, real, and production sectors.