Indonesia: 1,200 independent smallholders assisted by Musim Mas receive ISPO certification
RBD Palm Oil
Indonesia
Published Dec 1, 2021
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Reporter: Noverius Laoli | Editor: Noverius Laoli KONTAN.CO.ID - JAKARTA. More than 1,200 independent smallholders from the Musim Mas Oil Palm Smallholder Program have become the first in Indonesia to be certified under Minister of Agriculture Regulation No. 38 of 2020 concerning Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO). These smallholder plantations collectively cover more than 2,700 hectares of land, representing more than 20% of the total 12,600 hectares of ISPO certified land under the new regulations. They represent the largest group of independent smallholders certified under the new standard. The oil palm farmers participating in this program are part of three farmer associations – the Labuhanbatu Oil Palm Independent Smallholders Association (APSKS LB), the Rokan Hulu Oil Palm Independent Smallholders Association (PPSKS Rohul) and the Pelalawan Siak Oil Palm Independent Smallholders Association (APSKS PS), located in North Sumatra and Riau Provinces.
Original content
Musim Mas acts as a facilitator in farmer associations. Since 2011, the Indonesian ISPO standard has ensured that Indonesian palm oil products can penetrate the global market and support the achievement of the commitments of Indonesian oil palm smallholders. Certification also benefits smallholders by encouraging sustainable practices, ensuring the legality of land owned, and compliance with local laws and regulations. Since then, the certification scheme has been upgraded through Minister of Agriculture Regulation No. 11 of 2015 and most recently by Regulation no. 38 of 2020 (ISPO 38/2020), which aims to expand the certified area and continuously improve the quality of certification. ISPO certification will be mandatory for all palm oil companies in Indonesia, including oil palm smallholders by 2025. In addition, ISPO 38/2020 expands forest protection, from primary forest to forest in general. Oil palm smallholders face complex and interrelated challenges around yields, ...
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