AreaIndonesia
Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals
CommodityOil palm
Date01/10/2014
Policy CategoryConsumption and marketing
Policy InstrumentEnvironmental policy
DescriptionLaunched the Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative (SPOI), a national platform meant to help small low-income growers increase their productivity while adopting environmentally sound practices.
NotesThe government, in partnership with UNDP (the United Nations Development Program), has launched the Sustainable Palm Oil Initiative, SPOI, a national platform meant to help small, low-income palm farmers increase their productivity while adopting environmentally sound practices. Reportedly, smallholders manage over 40% of Indonesias oil palm plantations. The new programme aims at raising smallholder yields to 5 tonnes of oil per hectare (compared to the current average of 2.5 3 tonnes) while abiding by Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) standards and achieving official ISPO certification. The ultimate objective is to improve the livelihoods of small palm farmers, without causing harm to the environment. Reportedly, the programme targets 4.4 million hectares of oil palm smallholdings (or 44% of the countrys total area under oil palm), involving an estimated 2.2 million farmers.
