InfoSAWIT, RIAU – Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) fully supports independent smallholders that join Asosiasi Anugrah in Riau Province to escalate their insight and ability. RSPO also supports to improve their cultivation to get the best harvest productivity.

Head of Smallholders RSPO, Guntur Cahyo Prabowo thought, independent smallholders in Indonesia need support to develop more.

“The collaboration among stakeholders, such as, planters, industries, downstream industries could be one example to develop independent smallholders’ capacity in the globe,” Guntur said to InfoSAWIT, Tuesday (9/5/2023).

He continued that the roles of Asian Agri Group, Apical Group, Kao Corporation to develop smallholders’ capacity could be developing in the future.

He thought, RSPO certificate that Asosiasi Anugrah would get, is the multi-side cooperation. That is why every party should support it.

For information, the cooperation among stakeholders that joins in Smallholder Inclusion for Better Livelihood and Empowerment (SMILE) would help the preparation, process to independent smallholders’ certification.

It is hoped that SMILE program would deliver better insight and skills for the smallholders in the future. That is why the involvement of Asian Agri Group, Apical Group, Kao Corporation, and RSPO in part of SMILE program which is now running. (T1)