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Smallholders Announcement

Announcement on Resolution 6f to review and amend the updated NPP process as applied to smallholders

December 3, 2018

Resolution 6f calling for ‘Review and amendment of the updated NPP process as applied to smallholders’ submitted by Solidaridad and Setara Jambi was passed at the RSPO GA13 held in Bangkok on 10 November, 2016.…

6th RSPO Smallholder Linking & Learning at RT16, Kota Kinabalu

November 16, 2018

The RSPO Smallholder Working Group will be organising the 6th Smallholders Linking & Learning session, an interactive platform for smallholders to exchange best practices, common issues, challenges and practical solutions to issues faced by smallholders.…

RSPO to Refocus Smallholder Support Fund Distribution

September 3, 2018

In an effort to further improve current practices and the approach to increase smallholder inclusion into the RSPO system, the RSPO Smallholder Support Fund (RSSF) will shift the distribution of funds towards the implementation of…

Outreach program by RSPO on group certification and RSPO NEXT

October 11, 2016

RSPO is proud to announce that it will be organising an engagement session with stakeholders from the palm oil industry in Malaysia. This is another effort of RSPO to reach out to its members and…

RSPO eTrace Training Workshop for Smallholders Group Managers/Supporting NGOs on 8 November 2016 in Bangkok

September 15, 2016

Group managers and NGOs supporting independent smallholder groups will learn how to use the RSPO eTrace platform for selling RSPO credits.

Save the Date - RSPO Workshops

July 13, 2016

We would like to invite you to a RSPO Supply Chain Certification Workshop and a smallholder strategy workshop around the European Palm Oil Alliance conference in Warsaw, Poland.

Announcement on smallholder strategy and action plan workshop 2016

June 28, 2016

On the 12th General Assembly in 2015, RSPO adopted resolution 6F to develop a comprehensive Smallholder Strategy.

Endorsement of the RSPO management system requirements and guidance for group certification of FFB production, March 2016

March 23, 2016

The RSPO Management System Requirement and Guidance for Group Certification of Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) Production has been endorsed by the Board of Governors (BoG) at their recent meeting in March 2016. In producing this…

Guidance for independent smallholders on managing HCV in established plantation (criteria 5.2) guidance for group managers (version 2.4, 9-Dec-2015)

March 18, 2016

The RSPO is pleased to announce that the Guidance for Independent Smallholders on Managing High Conservation Values in Established Plantation (Criteria 5.2) Guidance for Group Managers (Version 2.4, 09-Dec-2015) is now available for download on…

Smallholders trading platform

March 18, 2016

The Smallholder Green Certificate for trading under the GreenPalm platform is now available as endorsed by the RSPO EB in November 2012. This decision was crucial as it served as a catalyst for certification of…