Agriculture Ministry discusses with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil on palm plantation development in Thailand

Published 2024년 9월 9일

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Dr. Pornthep Srithanatorn, Assistant Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives in Thailand, has engaged in discussions with Guntur Cahyo Prabowo, Head of Smallholders at the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), to enhance the CSPO certification of palm oil in Thailand. This collaboration aims to expand new markets for palm oil and processed products, focusing on the European Union, the United States, and Japan. The Ministry is also working to elevate palm oil farmer groups to meet RSPO standards through the SCPOPP project and the implementation of the Sustainable Palm Oil Production Innovation Community Project in southern Thailand.

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Dr. Pornthep Srithanatorn, Assistant Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives, discussed with Mr. Guntur Cahyo Prabowo, Head of Smallholders, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), with representatives from the Office of Agricultural Economics, Department of Agricultural Extension, and Department of Agriculture. In this discussion, both parties discussed the development of cooperation to upgrade the CSPO (Certified Sustainable Palm Oil) certification of palm oil in Thailand and support the opening of new markets for palm oil and processed products, especially in the European Union, the United States, and Japan, as well as following up on the progress of cooperation between the Ministry of Agriculture and RSPO. In this regard, the Ministry of Agriculture explained the promotion of palm oil farmer groups to meet the RSPO standards for small-scale producers, especially the implementation of the Sustainable and Climate-friendly Palm Oil Production and ...

Source: Naewna