Exploring inclusive oil palm production
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This session exchanged experiences and perspectives with public and private practitioners on inclusive palm oil production, particularly focusing on what practices and policies had steered palm oil businesses to become more inclusive and how come these were so effective.
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Exploring inclusive oil palm production
- 1. Exploring inclusive oil palm production Global Landscape Forum Inclusive Finance and Business Pavilion December 1, 1:30- 3:00 PM René Boot Tropenbos International
- 2. This session- programme Introduction moderator: René Boot- Tropenbos International Panel Flavio Linares – Solidaridad Richard Ssemanda – Ecological Trends Alliance Jan Willem den Besten- IUCN NL Timothy Cadman- Griffith University Preliminary lessons learned ETFRN 59: Rene Boot– Tropenbos International Discussion Closure
- 3. This session- setting the scene Importance palm oil Polarized debate Inclusiveness Smallholders Not ignoring negative effects, but focus on… what practices and policies have worked and why? ETFRN 59
- 4. Flavio Linares OPERATIONS and PROGRAMS MANAGER CENTRAL AMERICA, MEXICO AND CARIBEAN REGION
- 5. Alone and frustrated!! No need to shout, company will come ONE VOICE RICHARD SSEMMANDA ECOLOGICAL TRENDS ALLIANCE
- 6. • Better produce • More incomes • Wider stakeholder engagement • Lessons learnt and dissemination • Better waste recycling • Trusted companies • More consumers • Better brands • Better environmental conservation • More taxes • Trust for all • Transparent • Listen • Share information • Support skills development (CSR) • Accept positive criticism • Gender campaigns • Capacity needs assessment • Fair prices • Favorable policies / inclusive, equitable • Balanced environment • Necessary infrastructure • Support to cooperatives • Skilling farmers Government Companies Smallholder Producers WE ALL WIN!!! vision for a more inclusive future
- 7. A just world that values and conserves nature. Jan Willem den Besten IUCN NL WEST KALIMANTAN CORRIDORS
- 8. Palm oil: Inclusiveness for whom – and for what? Tim Cadman, Research Fellow, Griffith University Understanding smallholders and palm oil cultivation in the context of governance for sustainable development and poverty alleviation
- 9. ETFRN 59: What stood out so far? What is inclusiveness? Different interpretations Certification and beyond? Benefits yes, but also severe challenges and limitations Contrasting perspectives from corporate and smallholders Empowering farmers; taking more control in the chain? Importance of smallholder organisations Agroforestry and intercropping – a future model? Oil palm more than just about palm oil for smallholders
- 10. Discussion
- 11. - Thank you for participating - and…. ETFRN News 59- Exploring inclusive oil palm production forthcoming early 2019 Check www.tropenbos.org for pre-published stories A story to tell? Email to Rosalien.Jezeer@tropenbos.org
Editor's Notes
- ETFRN: seeking and sharing independent and objective analyses. Importance of palm oil: In Indonesia and Malaysia (together almost 90% of global production): +-40% of palm oil produced by smallholders. Palm oil plantations associated with deforestation, unequally distributed benefits, exclusion of small producers, etc. Expectations that palm oil demand will continue to grow in future For oil palm: problems and potentials are widely published. Although we do not ignore them, this is about learning from what has worked: What kind of activities, projects and analyses have been done and are being done on the ground to increase the involvement of and benefits to smallholder oil palm growers. Questions such as: How do these actions and their impacts differ between different smallholder ‘types’ and organizations? How does this differ between countries, regions and corporate contexts? What are the effects of different ‘enabling’ policy environments? And what do we mean by ‘inclusiveness’? Emphasize: focus is nót on deforestation or sustainability more in general ---------------------------------------------- Interaction audience: Who is in the audience- quick round NGO, private sector, governance, knowledge, independent Any ETFRN authors?? 2) Any participants experiences with smallholder inclusiveness? Let 1 or 2 briefly elaborate
- Status ETFRN: Collecting stories since the summer Around 20 stories, from around the tropics, that explore inclusive palm oil production. Also interviews. Now full in editing process 2 papers published; one focussing on Peru, one on Cameroon (printed here, and available online) Open to accepting new papers, especially on finance, more corporate views, direct smallholder and/or cooperation’s experience, supporting tools, innovative strategies/models. If interested: get in touch with Rosalien (Rosalien.jezeer@tropenbos.org) and send in an abstract (300-500 words) describing story. Preliminary lessons learned/ things that stood out so far: Many definitions on what is inclusiveness Sometimes interchangeably used with sustainability Environmental services sometimes implicitly used as being more inclusive Higher yield = more inclusive > Need for one language, shared by different stakeholders? Certification: Some stories showed that certification has proved valuable for smallholder inclusiveness Other however show that due to difficulties for smallholder to comply with standards, they are being left out. So, clearly benefits as well as limitations: is there a need to go beyond; is there a need for binding regulations? Corporate views and smallholders news are contrasting Smallholders: Oil palm is more than just a source of income, land rights are crucial issue, true FPIC and not just lip-service, Corporate: Nucleus, plasma and/or independent – where is the future? Large emphasis on training of smallholders as leading/being more inclusive. But: what is truly inclusive, and what is not…? What in their view enables effective inclusiveness? Overall: smallholder organisations crucial! Growing oil palm is more than just about palm oil and income for smallholders Benefits of improved inclusiveness for smallholders can vary: Socio-economic (income, market access, profit-sharing, etc) Social (empowerment, gender, equality) Environmental (biodiversity, hydrology, climate regulation and adaptation, reduced pollution, erosion, etc Potential from innovative growing schemes (so far we saw intercropping, village business units, smallholders as owners of the mill) Ways forward Beyond certification… Are voluntary commitments enough? Empowering farmers – taking more control in the chain Agroforestry and intercropping – a future model?
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- Very open to accepting new papers (inform editor Rosalien, send an abstract), especially finance, more corporate views, direct smallholder experience/ coorperations, Malaysia, supporting tools, innovative strategies/models.