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Asian Agri: A Case Study on Responsible Investment into Palm Oil in Indonesia

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Singapore, Singapore ;

Pages 17 p.

Author Sweeney, E.; Borja, C.;

Publisher Grow Asia ;

Product type Booklet

Synopsis (short abstract) This case study outlines the journey of Asian Agri in their investment into their palm oil smallholder partnership program in Indonesia. As an investor, Asian Agri’s aim was to support 30,000 smallholder households to meet a range of sustainability targets, including achieving sustainability certification and premium sharing for farmers, clearing land without burning, and replanting new palm oil trees. Each of these targets aims to improve productivity and therefore ensure steady oil palm supply for the company and farmer household incomes, while reducing extensification of agricultural land under palm oil cultivation.

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Sweeney, E. and Borja, C. 2022. Asian Agri: A Case Study on Responsible Investment into Palm Oil in Indonesia. Singapore, Grow Asia.

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