On the palm oil-biodiversity trade-off: Environmental performance of smallholder producers

Dalheimer, Bernhard; Parikoglou, Iordanis; Brambach, Fabian; Yanita, Mirawati; Kreft, Holger; Brümmer, Bernhard

doi:10.1016/j.jeem.2024.102975

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“…Our local study from one of the oil palm expansion hotspots is relevant for the global community for two reasons. First, smallholders are important contributors to the global oil palm supply 35 . Second, palm oil is the most consumed and most versatile crop oil globally which receives the most attention inquiring about its sustainability measures 1 .…”

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Strengthening oil palm smallholder farmers’ resilience to future industrial challenges

Hendrawan,

Chrisendo,

Musshoff

2024

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Oil palm cultivation has improved living standards and alleviated the poverty of many smallholder farmers. However, challenges such as climate change, aging palms and negative sentiments in the major markets, threaten the wellbeing of and raise the question on smallholder farmers’ resilience, which remains poorly understood. Using primary data from Indonesia, the largest palm oil producer in the world, we measure and evaluate the resilience of oil palm smallholder farmers using the Sustainable Livelihoods Approach. Our results revealed five classes of smallholders with different levels of resilience: vulnerable, economically and socially constrained, low-skilled, semi-secure and adaptive smallholders. The farmers in the least resilient group are majorly older local farmers, who established oil palm plantations independently. Meanwhile, the most resilient group is dominated by smallholders who participated in the migration program, and in the past, received support from the government to start oil palm plantations. Our study highlights the heterogeneity of smallholders’ livelihood resilience and the need for inclusive and tailored interventions for the various classes of smallholder farmers to establish sustainable communities.

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confidence: 99%