InfoSAWIT, PEKANBARU – The supports for independent smallholders in Indoensia are the parts of corporate social responsibility of palm oil plantation companies, such as, Asian Agri and Apical together with Japanese downstream company.
On Monday (8/5/2023) sustainable palm oil initiation was about to reinforce smallholders’ life to be better by implementing SMILE Program.
For information, SMILE Program is sustainable initiative which focuses to inclusion that delivers the positive for independent smallholders. The program successfully created more inclusive environment for independent smallholders, deliver chances for them to escalate their life level, get other smallholders’ attention to participate in sustainability.
The event which has been running since today was attended by the representation from Kao Corporation, for instance, Yamaguchi San, Takano San, Tan Lin Chia, Eillenn Mellissa, Faiz Sutanto, and Frederika Dyas Pramesti.
The representatives of palm oil downstream industry of Apical Group were Bremen Tong Kin Kong, Vanda Kusumawardhani, Dervin Viondra, Rezki Endah Nurhani, Juliet Fada Sigariaki, and April Khor.
The representatives of Asian Agri Group were Ivan Novrizaldie, Doris Sukanya Surbakti, Geraldo Chrisanto Purba, Fika Frieda Auliany.
The representatives from Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) were Guntur Cahyo Prabowo, Winda Adelita Saragih, Sarsongko Wachyutomo, and Zeeneeshri Ramadass.
According to What InfoSAWIT informed in 2022, SMILE Program successfully audited and certified 390 independent smallholders. They consisted of 239 ones from North Sumatera and 151 ones from Jambi Province. The achievement is one commitment realization to promote sustainable and responsible plantation practices.
In this event, it was planned to get dialogue among palm oil stakeholders together with independent smallholders in Koperasi Unit Village of (KUD) Anugrah in District of Indragiri, Riau Province.
In addition, KUD Anugrah is in Village of Village of Air Putih, Sub district of Lubuk Batu Jaya, District of Indragiri, Riau Province. It has 238 independent smallholders that cultivate about 571,92 hectares of palm oil plantations. (T1)
