Smallholder inclusion
Promoting inclusion of smallholders in supply chains for legal and deforestation-free palm oil was a key project aim due to the important role of smallholders in the sector and their economic vulnerability.
Indonesia
Working with partners on the ground, we supported mapping of smallholder plantations, collection of smallholder geolocation information, acceleration of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) certification for smallholders, and issuance of cultivation registration certificate (Surat Tanda Daftar Budidaya, or STD-B) for smallholders, as a key requirement for obtaining ISPO certification.
- Briefings
- Indigenous Oil Palm Smallholders in Indonesia’s State Forest and the EU Deforestation Regulation – English - Bahasa Indonesia (January 2025)
- Inclusion of Indonesian smallholders in European Union supply chains under the EU Deforestation Regulation: Challenges and potential mitigation measures – English - Bahasa Indonesia (January 2025)
- Comparison between the 2018 and 2024 guidelines for Issuing the Plantation Cultivation Registration Certificate (STD-B) – English – Bahasa Indonesia (November 2024)
- Presentation: STD-B registration and issuance update – English - Bahasa Indonesia (November 2024)
- Strengthening sustainable oil palm plantation governance through the Revenue-Sharing Fund for Oil Palm Plantations (DBH Sawit) – English - Bahasa Indonesia (July 2024)
- Smallholder registration (STD-B) – challenges and strategies for acceleration – English – Bahasa Indonesia (July 2024)
- ISPO certification for smallholders: process and challenges – English – Bahasa Indonesia (June 2024)
Malaysia
In Malaysia, we looked at ways to broaden smallholder access to global markets through increasing the availability and accessibility of necessary information on geolocation, legality and deforestation-free data using Malaysian Sustainable Palm Oil (MSPO) certification and other national systems.