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Johan Verburg Oxfam International RT7 Taskforce on Smallholders meeting. Expanding the role of the Taskforce on Smallholders. Confederation of 14 organisations Lasting solutions for poverty and injustice Oxfam Intl. membership of RSPO represented by Oxfam Novib. Oxfam International.
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Johan Verburg Oxfam International RT7 Taskforce on Smallholders meeting Expanding the role of the Taskforce on Smallholders
Confederation of 14 organisations Lasting solutions for poverty and injustice Oxfam Intl. membership of RSPO represented by Oxfam Novib Oxfam International
Exclusion from international trade prevented More secure conditions of work and fair relations with mills Smallholder benefits Income security, increased productivity Empowerment, better bargaining positions Does RSPO bring real change on the issues most critical to smallholders?
Specify smallholder typology Assess needs Support improvement and transitions Support certification Investigate premium market opportunities …continued A next stage for the Taskforce’s mandate and programme is needed
Evaluate structures and institutions Develop and provide additional or alternative structures and institutions Develop and establish new “partnership” models with mills Develop and establish new replanting and investment models Etc. A next stage for the Taskforce’s mandate and programme is needed