1) The document discusses building inclusive and sustainable palm oil supply chains in Indonesia that include smallholder farmers who manage 40% of palm oil production land but often struggle with certification requirements.
2) It describes an RSS framework implemented by SNV to support smallholder inclusion through a needs assessment, pathway to improved production, and reporting. The framework has two pillars around core sustainable issues and company support for smallholders.
3) SNV works with 10,000 smallholders in Muaro Jambi, Indonesia to implement the RSS framework through training programs on better management practices, environment, cooperatives, and facilitating access to finance.
Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Studies(IGIDR), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on
‘Harnessing Opportunities to Improve Agri-Food Systems’ on July 24-25 , 2014 in New Delhi.
The two day conference aims to discuss the agricultural priority of the government and develop a road map to realise these priorities for improved agri food systems.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Government of Nepal, and Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), and Federation of the Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), organized a two day workshop on ‘Best Practices in Contract Farming: Challenges and Opportunities in Nepal’ on 10-11 February 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
IFPRI is engaged in Policy Reform Initiative in Nepal with overall goal to reform agriculture sector for accelerating agricultural growth and enhancing farm incomes. In view of large number of smallholdings in Nepal, contract farming is envisaged as one of the strategies to increase their incomes by linking them with remunerative domestic and global markets. At present, contract farming in Nepal is at its infancy and needs to be popularized. This would require enabling polices and appropriate institutional arrangements. The main aim of the workshop is to learn lessons from the best practices in neighboring countries to address the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities in promoting and up scaling pro-smallholder contract farming in Nepal.
Inadequate livestock farmers’ knowledge and skills is one of the limiting factors to the development of the industry. Knowledge and skills are important for quick adoption of appropriate technology, which has been developed and disseminated to livestock farmers.
Indira Gandhi Institute for Development Studies(IGIDR), and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) on
‘Harnessing Opportunities to Improve Agri-Food Systems’ on July 24-25 , 2014 in New Delhi.
The two day conference aims to discuss the agricultural priority of the government and develop a road map to realise these priorities for improved agri food systems.
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agricultural Development, Government of Nepal, and Institute for Integrated Development Studies (IIDS), and Federation of the Nepal Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI), organized a two day workshop on ‘Best Practices in Contract Farming: Challenges and Opportunities in Nepal’ on 10-11 February 2015 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
IFPRI is engaged in Policy Reform Initiative in Nepal with overall goal to reform agriculture sector for accelerating agricultural growth and enhancing farm incomes. In view of large number of smallholdings in Nepal, contract farming is envisaged as one of the strategies to increase their incomes by linking them with remunerative domestic and global markets. At present, contract farming in Nepal is at its infancy and needs to be popularized. This would require enabling polices and appropriate institutional arrangements. The main aim of the workshop is to learn lessons from the best practices in neighboring countries to address the multi-faceted challenges and opportunities in promoting and up scaling pro-smallholder contract farming in Nepal.
Inadequate livestock farmers’ knowledge and skills is one of the limiting factors to the development of the industry. Knowledge and skills are important for quick adoption of appropriate technology, which has been developed and disseminated to livestock farmers.
SUSTAINABLE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Cooperatives play an important role in economic development of many countries across the continent.
In Kenya, cooperatives are controlling about 43% of GDP and 31% of national savings and deposits. They have 70% of the coffee market, 76% dairy, 90% pyrethrum, and 95% of cotton.
In Benin, FECECAM (Faitiere des caisses deparge et de credit agricole mutuel), a savings and credit cooperative federation, provided USD 16 million in rural loans in 2002.
In Côte d'Ivoire cooperatives invested USD 26 million for setting up schools, building rural roads and establishing maternal clinics.
In Kenya, over 300,000 people are directly employed by co-operatives
Globally, cooperatives provide over 100 million jobs around the world, 20% more than multinational enterprises.
Building the next generation of farmers
Supporting capacity-development of African Farmer’s Organisations through improved Policies, Technologies and Capabilities
Workshop , 6-7 November 2018, Brussels
Farm-Firm Linkages Through Contract Farming in IndiaExternalEvents
The presentation hihglights how contract farming may be a successful tool to link farmers to markets. It shows successful cases of contract farming ventures in India
Sustainable Oil Palm Investments: Benefits of a Landscape Management Approach...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by CPI, IDH & Unilever was given at a session titled "Sustainable Oil Palm Investments: Benefits of a Landscape Management Approach" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
Roadmap for Sustainable Palm Oil Trade to Address Green Trade Initiatives an...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Herry Purnomo (Director of Indonesia Country Programme, CIFOR-ICRAF; IPB University) at "A nature-positive trade for sustainable agriculture supply chains and inclusive development", Jakarta, Indonesia, on 26 - 27 Sep 2023
Sustainable Soy Newsletter edition September 2015Suresh07
We are pleased to release new edition of "Sustainable Soy News" . Thank you all for your support and contribution for setup of "National Platform for Sustainable Soy" . We are looking forward to continuing this productive channel of information interchange throughout. The future success of the Newsletter depends on your comments, contributions and ideas. We do encourage all of you to try your utmost best to enrich the forthcoming Newsletter of National Platform for Sustainable Soy!
For further information/suggestions please write to: Suresh@solidaridadnetwork.org
Agriculture cooperatives have been playing a significant role in stepping up to the growth of
agriculture production in the country through supply of farm inputs and other technical services
to the farmers. Cooperatives also provide post-harvest services for procurement, grading,
processing, storage and marketing of farmers’ surplus produce. These cooperatives are rendering
an equally useful service by maintaining the supply-line and distribution of consumer.
Storage cooperative societies in India play a crucial role in the agricultural sector by
providing storage facilities for farmers to preserve and safeguard their produce. These
societies are formed by a group of farmers or individuals involved in agricultural activities,
with the aim of collectively managing storage facilities for agricultural commodities such as
grains, fruits, vegetables, and other perishable goods. Here's an overview of the functioning
of storage cooperative societies in India.
Cost and benefit analysis of improved technologies promoted under ardt sms an...ICRISAT
Feed the Future (FtF) strategy developed by the United States Government seeks to launch a new generation of rural entrepreneurs through developing sustainable
agricultural and health systems, utilizing technology and knowledge, and by building institutional capacity that will spur a vibrant private sector-led approach to achieve
economic and food security. In the framework of this strategy for Mali and in line with the development strategy of pearl millet and sorghum of Mali, ICRISAT has
been funded by the USAID to implement a number of projects among which there are the Large Scale-Diffusion of Technologies for Sorghum and Pearl Millet Systems
(ARDT_SMS) and Africa RISING projects. In the framework of the two project, the on-farm trials are being conducted with the active participation of farmers and with
the objective of developing agricultural technologies attractive to farmers.
ADPP Mozambique is an organization that has been operating since 1982 and implements development projects covering all regions of the country. The organization employs more than 2,200 employees and benefits more
than 2 million people annually. ADPP programs have focus on education, HIV/AIDS, community development, agriculture and food security. In agriculture, ADPP has been investing in the development and implementation of the Farmers Clubs Program. This effort helped to reduce hunger and malnutrition, extend substantially an increase of agricultural productivity and farm yield for more than 100,000 people.
SUSTAINABLE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
Cooperatives play an important role in economic development of many countries across the continent.
In Kenya, cooperatives are controlling about 43% of GDP and 31% of national savings and deposits. They have 70% of the coffee market, 76% dairy, 90% pyrethrum, and 95% of cotton.
In Benin, FECECAM (Faitiere des caisses deparge et de credit agricole mutuel), a savings and credit cooperative federation, provided USD 16 million in rural loans in 2002.
In Côte d'Ivoire cooperatives invested USD 26 million for setting up schools, building rural roads and establishing maternal clinics.
In Kenya, over 300,000 people are directly employed by co-operatives
Globally, cooperatives provide over 100 million jobs around the world, 20% more than multinational enterprises.
Building the next generation of farmers
Supporting capacity-development of African Farmer’s Organisations through improved Policies, Technologies and Capabilities
Workshop , 6-7 November 2018, Brussels
Farm-Firm Linkages Through Contract Farming in IndiaExternalEvents
The presentation hihglights how contract farming may be a successful tool to link farmers to markets. It shows successful cases of contract farming ventures in India
Sustainable Oil Palm Investments: Benefits of a Landscape Management Approach...CIFOR-ICRAF
This presentation by CPI, IDH & Unilever was given at a session titled "Sustainable Oil Palm Investments: Benefits of a Landscape Management Approach" at the Global Landscapes Forum: The Investment Case on June 10, 2015. For more, please visit http://www.landscapes.org/london/
Roadmap for Sustainable Palm Oil Trade to Address Green Trade Initiatives an...CIFOR-ICRAF
Presented by Herry Purnomo (Director of Indonesia Country Programme, CIFOR-ICRAF; IPB University) at "A nature-positive trade for sustainable agriculture supply chains and inclusive development", Jakarta, Indonesia, on 26 - 27 Sep 2023
Sustainable Soy Newsletter edition September 2015Suresh07
We are pleased to release new edition of "Sustainable Soy News" . Thank you all for your support and contribution for setup of "National Platform for Sustainable Soy" . We are looking forward to continuing this productive channel of information interchange throughout. The future success of the Newsletter depends on your comments, contributions and ideas. We do encourage all of you to try your utmost best to enrich the forthcoming Newsletter of National Platform for Sustainable Soy!
For further information/suggestions please write to: Suresh@solidaridadnetwork.org
Agriculture cooperatives have been playing a significant role in stepping up to the growth of
agriculture production in the country through supply of farm inputs and other technical services
to the farmers. Cooperatives also provide post-harvest services for procurement, grading,
processing, storage and marketing of farmers’ surplus produce. These cooperatives are rendering
an equally useful service by maintaining the supply-line and distribution of consumer.
Storage cooperative societies in India play a crucial role in the agricultural sector by
providing storage facilities for farmers to preserve and safeguard their produce. These
societies are formed by a group of farmers or individuals involved in agricultural activities,
with the aim of collectively managing storage facilities for agricultural commodities such as
grains, fruits, vegetables, and other perishable goods. Here's an overview of the functioning
of storage cooperative societies in India.
Cost and benefit analysis of improved technologies promoted under ardt sms an...ICRISAT
Feed the Future (FtF) strategy developed by the United States Government seeks to launch a new generation of rural entrepreneurs through developing sustainable
agricultural and health systems, utilizing technology and knowledge, and by building institutional capacity that will spur a vibrant private sector-led approach to achieve
economic and food security. In the framework of this strategy for Mali and in line with the development strategy of pearl millet and sorghum of Mali, ICRISAT has
been funded by the USAID to implement a number of projects among which there are the Large Scale-Diffusion of Technologies for Sorghum and Pearl Millet Systems
(ARDT_SMS) and Africa RISING projects. In the framework of the two project, the on-farm trials are being conducted with the active participation of farmers and with
the objective of developing agricultural technologies attractive to farmers.
ADPP Mozambique is an organization that has been operating since 1982 and implements development projects covering all regions of the country. The organization employs more than 2,200 employees and benefits more
than 2 million people annually. ADPP programs have focus on education, HIV/AIDS, community development, agriculture and food security. In agriculture, ADPP has been investing in the development and implementation of the Farmers Clubs Program. This effort helped to reduce hunger and malnutrition, extend substantially an increase of agricultural productivity and farm yield for more than 100,000 people.
Presented by Silvanus Mruma (Tanzania Staples Value Chain Activity, NAFAKA) at the Africa RISING - NAFAKA Scaling Project End-of-project phase Review Meeting, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 3-4 July 2017
This Guest Editorial describes the journey of Malaysian palm oil and what is next for the next decade, taking into consideration sustainability certification for the sector.
Partnering with farmers through micro financing agriculture
Inclusive Busines
1. Building inclusive and sustainable supply chains
In moving towards environmentally and socially sustainable
palm oil supply chains, exclusion of smallholders is not
an option. The sector provides a livelihood to 1.5 million
smallholders in Indonesia, who manage around 40% of the
land under palm oil production in the country.
To support the inclusion of smallholders, SNV implements
the Responsible Sourcing from Smallholder (RSS)
framework, which has been developed by the Smallholder
Acceleration through Responsible Production and Sourcing
(SHARP) partnership. Applying the framework is a first step
towards full certification.
Responsible Sourcing from Smallholders
RSS helps companies engage with smallholders in their
supply base. The framework includes a smallholder risk and
needs assessment, a pathway to improved and responsible
production, and a reporting process. RSS can be a common
point of reference for companies to demonstrate progress
in meeting responsible sourcing commitments and a way for
smallholders to improve their livelihoods.
The RSS framework consists of two pillars:
• Pillar 1 sets out core issues which smallholders
must address to meet common sustainable sourcing
commitments of companies.
• Pillar 2 requires companies to support smallholders
in improving their yields through better agricultural
practices and building robust smallholder institutions.
Inclusive Business Trainings
Supporting smallholder inclusion in sustainable
palm oil supply chains
Companies around the world have adopted voluntary agricultural certification as a mechanism of assurance to
demonstrate that supply chains are deforestation-free. However, smallholders typically struggle to achieve certification
because they lack the capacity and capital to meet the complex requirements of these schemes. As a result, companies
committed to sourcing certified products might effectively be forced to exclude smallholders from their supply chain.
The two pillars of the RSS framework
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2. Under the Berbak Green Prosperity Partnership, SNV
works with 10.000 palm oil smallholders and associated
cooperatives in Muaro Jambi to implement the RSS
framework. This is done through training programmes
on better management practices, raising environmental
awareness, cooperative development and facilitating
access to finance.
Better Management Practices trainings
In order to provide support and incentives to palm oil
smallholders to make a transition to more sustainable
production systems, SNV and Wageningen University
collaborated to develop a Better Management Practices (BMP)
training programme. The trainings focus on strengthening
smallholder knowledge and capacity to increase yields in
existing plantations, while minimizing deforestation and other
environmental impacts. We aim to increase palm oil yields by
at least 20 percent two years after intervention.
Through active learning methods
participants receive training
on agronomy, institutional
development, environmental
management and using
agricultural waste for
energy production.
Throughout the training,
we work to enhance
farmer awareness on their
environmental impact and the
value of ecosystem services. We
use a training of trainers approach
to achieve impacts at scale.
Cooperative development
Organizing smallholders in well-functioning cooperatives is
essential to improve their efficiency and create economies
of scale. To build and strengthen palm oil cooperatives,
SNV provides specialized management skills trainings
on collective financial and organizational management.
Through cooperative development we encourage improved
collaboration between smallholders, value chain companies
and input suppliers. It also enables more effective
communication on certification standards, operating
procedures and impacts of operations.
Access to Finance
The yields of palm oil smallholder in Indonesia are on
average 35 percent lower than those on private sector
plantations. Although better management practices can
help to partly address the yield gap, the biggest wins can
be made through replanting at higher density (from around
126 to 146 trees per hectare), using high yield varieties. It
is estimated that through replanting and subsequent better
management practices, the smallholders in Muaro Jambi
could potentially increase their average yields from 15 to 25
tons fresh fruit bunches per hectare per year.
Supporting
10.000 palm oil
smallholders in
Muaro Jambi
Significant funds are required to invest in replanting and
bridge the first three years in which the replanted land
will remain unproductive. However, financial institutions
are generally hesitant to provide long-term credit to
smallholder farmers due to the perceived high risks.
Financial Access and Simbuka have developed a flexible credit
risk scoring tool to estimate the impact of several financial,
household and production variables on the cash flows of palm
oil farmers. The tool provides insight into future capability to
repay loans, thereby greatly reducing credit risk.
In collaboration with Akvo and Forest Carbon, SNV plans to
collect the required data and rate the bankability of 2000
palm oil smallholders. Data collection will be done using
the Akvo Flow traceability system and drone aerial survey
technology. A portfolio of bankable farmers in need of
long-term credit will be presented to banks and investors,
enabling them to reduce transaction costs and offer more
affordable interest rates. The outcomes will be combined
with data on deforestation to ensure the loans support
farmers who adhere to environmentally friendly practices.
The information will also be used to design targeted
interventions for non-bankable farmers, for example
creating additional income streams.
Certification
From the total group of 10.000 farmers, 2000 will be
certified during the project. Together with the International
Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC), Roundtable
on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) and Indonesia Sustainable
Palm Oil system (ISPO), SNV together with Meo Carbon, is
designing and improving group certification systems for palm
oil smallholders. Internal control systems will be set up at
the cooperative level to teach farmers about the principles
and criteria of the certification schemes and monitor
compliance. This way, the farmers are adequately prepared
for the auditing process. Achieving certification will support
the smallholders through access to stable markets and
longer-term security.
Farmers receive hands-on training in the field