Indonesia: Ministry of Cooperatives collaborates with RSPO to strengthen palm oil-based cooperatives

The Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification agency on the strengthening and development of independent smallholder cooperatives. ADVERTISEMENT "This collaboration with the RSPO will further strengthen this cooperative-based palm oil product to address environmental issues, including issues regarding the social and economic impact of farmers," said the Coordinating Minister for Cooperatives and SMEs Teten Masduki at the MoU signing ceremony between the Ministry of Cooperatives and SMEs and the RSPO , Monday (10/7/2023). Also Read: In this South Asian country, the market share of palm oil continues to grow compared to other vegetable oils Teten further revealed that currently the Government has also signed a cooperation agreement with the Swiss Government which is ready to absorb the products of oil palm smallholders' cooperatives in Indonesia. "When we visited Switzerland, we ...