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Independent oil palm smallholder management practices and yields: can RSPO certification make a difference?

Environmental Research Letters, 2021
Smallholders are a substantial part of the oil palm sector and thus are key to achieving more sustainable production. However, so far their yields remain below potential.
Jennifer Lucey, Rosanne De Vos, Maja Slingerland   +2 more
exaly   +5 more sources

Smallholder RSPO certification, economic benefits and agrochemical use

Environmental Research Letters
Sustainability standards, such as the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), can potentially mitigate the trade-offs between economic benefits and environmental harm of oil palm expansion.
Sebastian Renner, Anette Ruml, Tabea Lakemann, Nunung Nuryartono, Aiyen Tjoa, Marife D Corre, Jann Lay   +6 more
exaly   +5 more sources

The role of third-party audits in ensuring producer compliance with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification system

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
Certification systems for sustainable agricultural commodities typically rely on auditors to verify that producers comply with environmental, social, and legal standards.
Kimberly M Carlson
exaly   +3 more sources

Pre-certification conditions of independent oil palm smallholders in Indonesia. Assessing prospects for RSPO certification

Land Use Policy, 2023
Smallholders, who cultivate ±30% of the global palm oil land, are critical to the realization of a sustainable palm oil sector. However, particularly independent smallholders, untied to mills, lag behind in yields and experience challenges to market their produce.
Jennifer Lucey, Maja Slingerland, Aritta Suwarno   +2 more
exaly   +2 more sources

RSPO certification in Latin America and Asia: contextual dynamics, convergences, and challenges

Novos Cadernos NAEA
Palm oil has become one of the world’s leading tropical crops, driven by high productivity and international demand for food, cosmetics and biofuels.
Bianca Diniz da Rocha, Brenda Diniz da Rocha, Gisele de Aguiar Lima, José Ambrósio Ferreira Neto   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Palm oil: a review on nutritional composition, processing, contaminants, and sustainability frameworks in the food system [PDF]

Frontiers in Plant Science
Oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) plays a vital role in the global food system, yet questions about its nutrition, safety, and sustainability continue to spark debate.
Jerome Jeyakumar John Martin, Jerome Jeyakumar John Martin, Jerome Jeyakumar John Martin, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Qi Wang, Mingming Hou, Mingming Hou, Mingming Hou, Xinyu Li, Xinyu Li, Xiaoyu Liu, Xiaoyu Liu, Zhongming Fang, Chengxu Sun, Chengxu Sun, Hongxing Cao, Hongxing Cao   +17 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Cost and Benefit Analysis of RSPO Certification (Case Study in PT BCA Oil Palm Plantation in Papua)

Indonesian Journal of Business and Entrepreneurship, 2017
RSPO is sustainable. It is one of many certification labels to justify a sustainable palm oil practice. The objective of this study is to identify monetary benefit and cost with the existing operating scenario of the company, or if the company is ...
Faris Salman, Mukhamad Najib, Setiadi Djohar   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources

Impact of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certification on The Indonesian CPO Exports to The Destination Countries

Agro Ekonomi, 2020
Palm oil is one of the plantation commodities that has an important role in economic contribution in Indonesia because of its ability to produce vegetable oil which is essential for industrial sector.
Fachry Husein Rosyadi, Dwidjono Hadi Darwanto, Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo   +2 more
doaj   +4 more sources

Global and local sustainable certification systems: Factors influencing RSPO and Thai-GAP adoption by oil palm smallholder farmers in Thailand

Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2022
AbstractThis paper investigates the factors that influence the adoption of RSPO and Thai-GAP certification by oil palm smallholder farmers in Thailand. A random sample of 77 RSPO certified, 108 non-certified RSPO, 87 Thai-GAP certified, and 67 non-certified Thai-GAP smallholder farmers were interviewed to investigate the factors explaining the RSPO and 
Somjai Nupueng, Peter Oosterveer, A P J Mol   +2 more
exaly   +3 more sources

Revisiting the Implications of RSPO Smallholder Certification Relative to Farm Productivity in Riau, Indonesia

Forest and Society
Indonesia is the largest global producer of palm oil, and smallholder plantations control 40.5% of the national palm oil area. As an essential part of the global supply chain, including palm oil smallholders in RSPO certification schemes is critical for
Thomas Oni Veriasa, Margaretha Nurrunisa, Nurchalis Fadhli   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources