Key messages Many stakeholders, including governments, production and processing companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), are working towards a more
The global palm oil sector faces ongoing threats to sustainability caused by deforestation, peatland development, labor rights violations and land right conflic
The objective of this study was to evaluate past and current policies and smallholder financing schemes in the palm oil industry in Indonesia and Malaysia. The
Key messages Smallholder farmers require significant financing to establish, maintain and replant their oil palm plantations, in order to both increase producti