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Sustainable Palm Oil Transition for Small Farmers in Colombia

Explore the Solidaridad Sustainable Palm Oil Program in Colombia and the transition needed for sustainable palm oil production. Discover the role of smallholders and the practical solutions to support them, along with the expected results by 2020.

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Sustainable Palm Oil Transition for Small Farmers in Colombia

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  1. THE SOLIDARIDAD SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL PROGRAMME Experienceworkingwithoil palm farmers in Colombia! 18 October 2018, Fonap General Annual Meeting Berlin

  2. OUR ANALYSIS • Palm Oil valuablecrop • Important forglobaloilsandfats supply • High and stable yields: big livelihood potential for rural economies • But productionoftenassociatedwithnegativepractices • Ratherthen ban we needsustainablepalm oilproduction & consumption • Reducenegativeimpacts of oil palm production • increasepositiveimpacts, especiallyfor Small Farmers

  3. FOR SUSTAINABLE PALM OIL WE NEED TRANSITIONS

  4. THE ROLE OF SMALLHOLDERS • In most palm oilproducing systems smallholdersplay a dominant role in FFB production • Indonesia 40-50 % • Colombia 14 % • Honduras 80 % • Smallholderproduction systems – whendone right – providegoodincomepotentialandallow families tobelifted out of poverty • For a sustainable sector we needto take smallholdersalong

  5. TAKING SMALL- HOLDERS ALONG • PromoteGoodPracticeswithfarmers –> raisingincomes • Using digital tools! • Self-sustainingfarmer support hubs • Facilitate economies of scale • Developand support landscape level initiatives • Createenablingpolicy environment

  6. SOLIDARIDAD PALM OIL PROJECTS PALM OIL PRODUCER COUNTRIES Europe United States China Mexico Nigeria India Ivory Coast Nicaragua Sierra Leone Liberia Brazil PRODUCER COUNTRIES SOLIDARIDAD PROJECTS

  7. EXPERIENCE FROM COLOMBIA

  8. COLOMBIA • Colombia • 516.000 Ha of oil palm • 4500 small scalegrowers (84% of total producers ) • 9 % of Colombia GDP • Palm Consideredthepeacecrop; 70.000 direct jobs; Compensation levels 20 % higherthan in otheragric sectors !

  9. Source: Centraal Bureau Statistiek, website consulted 15 October 2018

  10. PALM OIL IN COLOMBIA • 2018: • 11 companies are RSPO Certified (3 Rainforest Alliance Certified, 5 ISCC Certified) • 23 are in process. • The ambition of the sector: • 2020: 50% of Colombian CPO productioncertified • 2025: 75% of Colombian CPO productioncertified • Furtherexpansionpotential of 5 million ha, without deforestation

  11. SOLIDARIDAD PALM PROGRAMME IN COLOMBIA • 2011 Single project withOleoflores • 2013-2016 FSP project support 5 companies withimplementation RSPO • 2014 Sustainable Trade Platform • 2017- Zero deforestation commitment Colombian Palm Oil producers • Smallholderinclusion & support usingDigitalisation

  12. THE FARMING SOLUTION TOOL • Goal: Improvelivelihoodandsustainability performance of oil palm smallholders • Objective: Create, Pilot andScale Up digital tool tofacilitatefarmer extension • Functionalities • Diagnosis tool facilitatingself assessment • Decision support tool tofacilitate development of work plan • Providecontinuousimprovementmethodology

  13. PARTNERS • Henkel supports for 3 years (2018-2021) • Focus group: 650 smallholders (250 in Tumacoand 400 in Central North of Colombia)

  14. PARTNERS • Fedepalma found the Henkel project as an opportunity for the first step of theirnationalsustainabilitystrategy • WithFedepalmaSolidaridadwillimplement • Farming Solution + Extension Solution • Extensionists of the millsverify, assist andteach. Extesionists of Cenipalma (Colombian Research Center for Palm Oil) complement withtheirknowledge • Pilot with 130 smallholders in 2018 (all 4 palm oilregions in Colombia), • At least 1.700 smallholders in 2019 (650 of Henkel´s project + 1.050), • Scaleup toall 5.000 small scaleand medium growersin 2020.

  15. STEPWISE APPPROACH

  16. EXPECTED RESULTS 2020 • Baseline of sustainability status of allsmallholders in Colombia (low, medium or high performance) toknowand show howsustainablethey are. • Risk level status to focus on the highestrisksandmitigatethem • Clearcost/investment needsto close the gaps (fundraising or bank loans) • Data Collection and Analysis. Allin onemonitoring and evaluationsystem • Continuousimprovement tool for the long term (never stop learningandimproving)

  17. RSPO SMALLHOLDER ENGAGEMENT PLATFORM https://www.rsep.rspo.org/index.php

  18. SMALLHOLDER EMPOWERMENT PLATFORM Developed as part of RSPO SmallholderStrategy Objectives & Benefits • IncreaseVisibility Oil Palm SmallholderInitiatives Worldwide • Provide Matchmaking Smallholderswith Market partners • Knowledge sharingexistingprojects • Enhance development tailor made models

  19. HOME

  20. MAP

  21. MATCH MAKING

  22. Thankyou! Marieke.leegwater@solidaridadnetwork.org

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