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How supporting independent palm oil farmers will impact
The move makes UD Lestari the first independent oil palm farmer group in the entire Indonesian province of North Sumatra to be RSPO certified. The group of farmers signed up to the project last year and have since received extensive training on subjects including conservation, health and safety and good agricultural practices. Together with our
12 ways we made a difference in 2024 Back Find out more about supporting independent palm oil farmers. Tiur Rumondang, Indonesia Country Director, RSPO "To achieve our vision of transforming the market to make sustainable palm oil the norm, smallholder inclusivity is a must." 8. We committed to 100% electric vehicles by 2030. We were the first FMCG organisation to join the Climate Group
Smallholder Farmers Are Key to Making the Palm Oil
Small farmers could be key actors in reforming Indonesia's palm oil industry, which has been linked to child and forced labor, deforestation and the demise of iconic species like orangutans. But they can't do it without support from government and corporations.
The demand for palm oil is huge and rising. Sustainable agriculture is the only way to maintain economic performance while halting the damage to the environment and farming communities. Supporting the production of sustainable palm oil is the way forward.
RSPO certification for Indonesia’s first independent
This project enabled smallholders to have a positive environmental, economic and social impact while producing palm oil sustainably. Amanah is the first group of independent smallholders in Indonesia to become RSPO certified and currently has more than 500 members in its association. Supporting livelihoods, improving practices
In Sumatra, we are working with independent mill PT SKIP (Sumer Kencana Indo Palma) to develop a Palm Oil Field School training programme for smallholder farmers focused around the principles of good agricultural practice and no deforestation, no development on peat and no exploitation (NDPE). The
Supporting Small Farmers in the Global Palm Oil Supply
WAGS supports small independent farmers to improve crop yields, earn a fair wage, and create products with minimal negative social and environmental impacts[/pullquote] Smallholders are an important part of the palm oil supply chain. Although many receive support from government schemes and/or local CPO mills, there are large numbers
This made them the first independent oil palm farmer group in the entire Indonesian province of North Sumatra to achieve accreditation. Find out more about supporting independent palm oil farmers To achieve our vision of transforming the market to make sustainable palm oil the norm, smallholder inclusivity is a must.
Palm oil's big issue: Smallholders News Eco-Business
Smallholders are a vital part of the global palm oil supply chain, but they are often less productive and sustainable than big firms. Experts at RSPO’s annual conference shared ways to help these farmers increase their productivity while reducing environmental impact.
Today, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) concluded its 17th Annual Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT17) and 16th Annual General Assembly (GA16), where members made a bold commitment to supporting greater inclusion of smallholders into the sustainable palm oil supply chain, through the adoption of the RSPO Independent Smallholder (ISH)
PRESS RELEASE: RSPO MEMBERS DELIVER INCLUSIVE NEW
Today, the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) concluded its 17th Annual Roundtable Conference on Sustainable Palm Oil (RT17) and 16th Annual General Assembly (GA16), where members made a bold commitment to supporting greater inclusion of smallholders into the sustainable palm oil supply chain, through the adoption of the RSPO Independent Smallholder (ISH)
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Supporting Small Farmers in the Global Palm Oil Supply
WAGS supports small independent farmers to improve crop yields, earn a fair wage, and create products with minimal negative social and environmental impacts[/pullquote] Smallholders are an important part of the palm oil supply chain. Although many receive support from government schemes and/or local CPO mills, there are large numbers
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12 ways we made a difference in 2024 News Unilever
This made them the first independent oil palm farmer group in the entire Indonesian province of North Sumatra to achieve accreditation. Find out more about supporting independent palm oil farmers To achieve our vision of transforming the market to make sustainable palm oil the norm, smallholder inclusivity is a must.
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Digital boost for palm oil farmers
This partnership in Colombia will improve the livelihoods of hundreds of independent oil palm farmers and thousands of workers in some of the poorest regions of Colombia by leveraging a new digital platform, and we’re looking forward to making a significant impact with this innovative tool.”
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Sustainable palm oil: where are we now?
Supporting independent smallholders with sustainable production. As producers of 40% of the world’s palm oil, smallholder farmers are key to building a sustainable palm oil industry. Recognising it is more challenging for independent smallholders to comply with the P&C 2024, the RSPO has developed a separate standard that takes into
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Will Major Purchasers Support Small Farmers? The Oil
This is a major deterrent for small farmer producers for a system that already has enough trouble attracting and certifying small farmers. Of the 3 million-plus small farmers producing palm oil around the world, only around 1,400 independent small farmers have been certified. Granted, there are other small farmers who have been certified under
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Palmed Off: The human impacts of palm oil expansion
Losing Ground: The human impacts of palm oil expansion. February 2008 2 Friends of the Earth, LifeMosaic and Sawit Watch “Indonesia is a uniquely diverse country whose communities and environment are being sacrificed for the benefit of a handful of companies and wealthy individuals. This report should help the Indonesian
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Cargill Grows Base of Certified Sustainable Independent
“The certification underscores our commitment to support the inclusion of independent oil palm smallholders to build a transparent, traceable and sustainable palm oil supply chain from Malaysia. Our plan is to further develop a critical mass of smallholders and create a long-term self-sustaining group scheme which can provide an uninterrupted
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Our product certifications and sustainability Tesco PLC
The RSPO has developed a set of environmental and social criteria which companies must comply with in order to produce Certified Sustainable Palm Oil (CSPO). When they are properly applied, these criteria can help to minimize the negative impact of palm oil cultivation on the environment and communities in palm oil-producing regions.
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Smallholder farmers achieve RSPO certification
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia April 9, 2015 In a unique partnership between Cargill, Wild Asia and Solidaridad, a group of 34 independent smallholders in Perak, Malaysia, achieved sustainable palm oil certification by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on 20 March 2015. Through the partnership, this group of smallholder farmers is now connected to a global certified sustainable
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Digital boost for palm oil farmers
Press Release Page 1/3 November 23, 2024 Innovative project supports palm oil smallholders in Colombia with digital tool Digital boost for palm oil farmers Düsseldorf Henkel is partnering with the international development organization Solidaridad to promote sustainable palm oil and support smallholder farmers in Colombia. The new project is one of seven that Henkel is
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Stakeholders Recommit to Promoting Sustainable Palm Oil
Solidaridad, through its Sustainable West Africa Oil Palm Program (SWAPP), with funding from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra, Ghana, is supporting the National Oil Palm Platform of Liberia (NOPPOL) and the Government of Liberia to actualize the RSPO National Interpretation for Liberia.
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Press release Henkel and Solidaridad foster smallholder
to support a sustainable palm oil industry Henkel’s Laundry & Care business sector, development organization Solidaridad and other partners will start a three-year program in Honduras (Central America) to improve livelihoods of 5,000 workers and 7,500 farmers and their families. It is the goal to build up sustainable supply chains for both palm oil and palm kernel oil that can be
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Liberian Cocoa, Palm Oil Farmers Hail Solidaridad On 50th
Although Solidaridad has spent a considerable short time (three years) operating in Liberia, the organization is making significant impact on the lives of cocoa and oil palm farmers in three of Liberia’s 15 counties including Bong, Lofa and Nimba. The Cocoa Projects
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Do smallholders hold the key to sustainable palm oil
Consequently, the industry is now paying concerted attention to the challenges smallholders face in switching to sustainable palm oil, and the solutions that could help these farmers overcome them, says Anita Neville, vice president of corporate communications and sustainability relations at Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), the world’s second
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PRESS RELEASE Asian Agri Distributes Premiums of Certified
PRESS RELEASE Asian Agri Distributes Premiums of Certified Palm Oil Sales to Support Smallholder Commitment to Sustainability Jakarta, 21 March 2024 Asian Agri has distributed more than IDR 4 billion in premiums from the sale of certified sustainable palm oil to smallholder farmers.
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Financing farmers: Can funds for oil palm help save our
Pricing of FFB, the fresh fruit bunches produced by oil palm, can also be a challenge for farmers. FFB prices are set by governments and oil palm companies, and tied farmers are paid more than independent farmers. But there are ways to help smallholders overcome these challenges. Incentives and technical support to meet sustainability
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Helping smallholder farmers and preserving forests
Press Release Page 1/3 August 31, 2016 Milestone reached in promoting sustainable palm oil production Helping smallholder farmers and preserving forests Duesseldorf Henkel has agreed three additional partnerships to support plantations and smallholders in adopting sustainable palm-growing practices and improving their livelihoods. The partnerships in Indonesia, Mexico and Nigeria
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What is sustainable palm oil? News Eco-Business Asia
What does sustainable palm oil cultivation look like? And how can consumers identify and support sustainable palm oil? Eco-Business explains. 1. What’s the issue with palm oil? In the palm oil industry’s early decades, companies freely cleared rainforests in
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P&G Partners to Improve Environmental Impact
The goal is to improve yields by 30-50%, improve the livelihood of the smallholder farmers and ensure sustainable practices in the P&G palm oil supply chain. “We believe we can be a force for
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Oil Palm Boom, Contract Farming, and Rural Economic
Other independent oil palm farmers never had a contract. Interestingly, independent oil palm adoption occurs especially in those villages where contracts with palm oil companies existed in the past or continue to exist, which is largely due to the better access to input markets and palm oil mills in those locations ( Euler et al.,2016 ).
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Palm oil Nestlé Global
Palm oil is the most cost-competitive and versatile vegetable oil, and makes up the largest portion of global vegetable oil production. When produced responsibly, it can support millions of livelihoods globally and reduce pressure on forests and sensitive ecosystems.
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Why Is Palm Oil Important? Palm Oil Mill Machine
Many people rely on palm oil for their livelihoods. Oil palm smallholders are some of the poorest farmers in the world. The money they earn from growing oil palm trees is crucial to feed and care for their families. Supporting economies. Farming and producing palm oil form the backbone for many communities and, indeed, countries. Palm oil
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Fearing tobacco’s fate, palm oil industry fights back
Farmers Unite says on its website it is a global coalition of oil palm small farmer associations and other supporting organisations, and that it speaks for more than seven million oil palm
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How the farmers of Seruyan rose up a against a palm oil
Most commonly, firms were required to equip local farmers with smallholdings planted with oil palm. Just a couple of hectares of mature trees could transform the
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Palm oil makes headway as small independent producers
Dive Brief: The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's latest impact report found the number of smallholders jumped 165% from July 1, 2024 to
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The project supports independent Indonesian smallholder farmers to improve their livelihoods and their sustainable production of palm oil and palm kernel oil. The project’s target is that a minimum of one-third of the supported smallholder farmers become certified according to the Smallholder Standard of RSPO at the end of three years.
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Ice cream's impact on the environment Magazine
The problem with popularity. Palm oil is the most popular vegetable oil in the world, used in about half of the foods on supermarket shelves. It’s derived from the fruit of oil palm trees, which yield more oil per acre of land than do other sources of oil, such as soy or canola.
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Palm Oil and Extreme Violence in Honduras: The
Palm oil production relies on cheap labor and large expanses of land to turn a profit. In order to be economically viable, nearly 10,000 acres of land are required to feed a single palm oil mill. But the economy of scale that palm oil demands to reap a profit is generally true across commodities while palm oil is the particular villain in
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