Smallholder Organising for RSPO 2. Certification Lesson Learned... · Pelatihan GAP (perawatan,...
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Smallholder Organising for RSPO Certification
How do your partners organize
smallholders? Lessons learnt to date
October 2012
Rationale of Cooperatives
• Asked to talk about cooperatives • Before that, there is a need to ask, what is
rationale of cooperatives? • In smallholder farming systems it is one way to
reach better economies of scale quicker for small farmers – Better livelihood outcomes; better community
outcomes – Better chance of reaching certification
• Cooperatives are not the only way – Integrated mill model, role of the local middleman,
credit union
• Need to address: how does the RSPO fit into the smallholder’s business case? – benefit of certification shown through the gains that farmers get
from farm/ fertiliser management/BMP /economies of scale
• There is no template training solution for developing associations – what ‘works’ in one country is not directly transportable – Over-exuberant belief in training: not a magic bullet
• Important to include livelihood indicators as well as number of smallholders certified – Spending patterns: Who really benefits from
certification? How can we ensure it is smallholders?
Initial lessons and observations
• Benefits of certification need to be in terms
smallholders believe in
• This needs to come from smh themselves • Leadership from smh groups • Peer to peer encouragement a key
• Local plantation - RSPO member or not – is an
important stakeholder here in terms of awareness raising – Certification is the “cream on top of the coffee”
Awareness raising for the group
• An ICS is a set of documented procedures
developed by the Group Manager to ensure that all group members implement the standard
• When the certification body assess the Group Manager, it mainly evaluates whether the Internal Control System is working
• Having a professional ICS is critical to independent smallholder certification (Asril 2012)
Smallholder Internal Control System (ICS)
ICS and Smallholder certification
Critical documents: NI RSPO P&CSustainable Palm Oil Production For Independent Smallholders , NI RSPO P&CSustainable Palm Oil Production For Scheme
Smallholders
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Wildasia example (based on Keresa experience)
Scope of project:
– 4 plasma smallholders’ estates under PIR-Trans scheme
– Involves approximately 20,000 smallholders
Going for RSPO certification
– Building awareness about RSPO, changing of mindset
– Commitment from the parent company, supported by smallholder organizations & dedicated Plasma Management team
Provision of RSPO trainings using concept of ToT (Training of Trainers):
• Trainings were given per Cooperative
• Selection of participants e.g. Head of Cooperatives, Community Head and smallholders
• Transfer of knowledge to other farmers
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Asian Agri example
• Scope of project: 4 plasma smallholders’ estates; approx 20,000 smallholders
• Factors in going for RSPO certification: – Building awareness about RSPO – changing of mindset of smallholders – Commitment from plantation, supported by smallholder
organization & dedicated plasma team • RSPO trainings using ToT: Trainings per Cooperative • Selection of participants e.g. Head of Cooperatives,
Community Head and smallholders • Transfer of knowledge to other farmers
Setara Jambi example
Kami memulai berkelompok ketika ada kebutuhan memperbaiki jalan kebun. Lalu membentuk kelompok-kelompok kecil dan kemudian menjadi besar, karena
ada persoalan besar yang dihadapi bersama.
Problem bersama
Harga, akses,pengetahuan, modal, pasar
Pelatihan GAP (perawatan, pemanenan,
pasca panen, dan budidaya)
Kelembagaan petani
Kemudahan akses
informasi, pasar dan
modal
Bargaining posisi, perbaikan
harga
Pelatihan kelembagaan (managerial,
dokumentasi dan keuangan)
Certification of RSPO
Kami sudah sampai disini
Association model for grouping in Jambi
Concluding thoughts
• Forming farmer cooperatives is one of the most effective ways in reaching better economies of scale for small farmers – Better livelihood outcomes – Better community outcomes – Better chance of reaching certification
• Cooperatives are not only way – Integrated mill model/ variations of mill-smallholder relationship – Role of middleman/service provider
• Important to have livelihood indicators built into certification process – These are both within and as well as RSPO P&C indicators
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Every ppt must have training photos
RSPO P&Cs Harvesting
HCV Cooperative Management