Somewhere for oil palm smallholders in South Kalimantan to ask
What people know about oil palm is scattered across WhatsApp groups, Facebook, and whatever the collector says. Some of it is right and some of it costs you money. We exist so that there is one place to ask, and an answer somebody will stand behind.
There are three things we do today: consultations on oil palm problems, sourcing certified seedlings, and whatever else outside those two we can help with. Three, not more, because that is what we actually do right now. Alongside them we record daily TBS prices, mill by mill, and that is free for anyone.
How a consultation works
On WhatsApp. The age of the palms, the size of the plot and the subdistrict (kecamatan) you are in is enough to start.
We ask back until the picture is clear enough, then give you the likely causes along with what still cannot be concluded.
If the photos are enough to answer, that is where it ends. If it needs seeing in person, we offer a field visit and tell you what it costs.
Where we work
South Kalimantan only, so far. A question on WhatsApp can come from anywhere inside it; field visits are the kabupaten and kota below.
- Tanah Laut (Pelaihari)
- Tanah Bumbu (Batulicin)
- Kotabaru
- Banjar (Martapura)
- Tapin (Rantau)
- Barito Kuala (Marabahan)
- Hulu Sungai Selatan (Kandangan)
- Banjarbaru
- Banjarmasin
What we hold to
We do not buy your TBS and we do not sell fertiliser. No commission from any mill or collector.
Consultation rates are published on the front page. Seedling sourcing and anything else is quoted first, before any work starts.
South Kalimantan only, for now. Outside it we say so plainly.
What cannot be answered from a photo, we say cannot. What is beyond us, we say that too.