AreaEcuador

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityPalm oil

Date18/07/2018

Policy CategoryOther

Policy InstrumentSector development measures

DescriptionPresented a five-year action plan to make the country’s palm oil supply chain more sustainable, including key objective to make RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certification the national norm.

NotesThe Government of Ecuador presented a five-year action plan to make the country’s palm oil supply chain more sustainable. A key objective of the USD 1.2 billion programme is to make RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) certification the norm, nation-wide. The Government is planning to place taxes collected from palm oil exporters into a public/private-controlled fund for the support of smallholders shifting to more sustainable production methods and, eventually, certification. The envisaged jurisdictional certification would rely entirely on RSPO’s internationally recognized norms as opposed to a purpose-made national standard (see also MPPU Nov.’16).