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The agrarian, structural and cultural constraints of smallholders’ readiness for sustainability standards implementation: The case of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil in East Kalimantan

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Title The agrarian, structural and cultural constraints of smallholders’ readiness for sustainability standards implementation: The case of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil in East Kalimantan
 
Creator Dharmawan, A.H.
Mardiyaningsih, D.I.
Rahmadian, F.
Yulian, B.E.
Komarudin, Heru
Pacheco, P.
Ghazoul, J.
Amalia, R.
 
Subject oil palms
certification
small scale business
 
Description The expansion of oil palm plantation has caused adverse impacts on the ecosystem. It has been associated with deforestation, biodiversity loss, disturbances to environmental services and livelihood change. The government of Indonesia has made an effort to control the negative effects by issuing relevant policies. One of the policies is Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO)’s sustainability standards to which large-scale plantations and smallholders are obliged to adhere. This study assesses the readiness of two types of smallholders, namely, the nucleus–plasma scheme and independent smallholders to adopt ISPO standards. Using a case study research approach in two oil palm plantation villages in East Kalimantan, the study found out a number of ISPO implementation challenges, grouped into structural and socio-cultural challenges, which make smallholders less ready to adhere to this mandatory policy. Coping with these challenges, this study proposed that land and business legality programs be expedited to strengthen property rights, and that training and education programs be intensified to enhance awareness, knowledge and capacity of smallholders to enable them to comply with sustainability standards.
 
Date 2021-03-01
2021-03-23T08:16:11Z
2021-03-23T08:16:11Z
 
Type Journal Article
 
Identifier Dharmawan, A.H., Mardiyaningsih, D.I., Rahmadian, F., Yulian, B.E., Komarudin, H., Pacheco, P., Ghazoul, J. and Amalia, R., 2021. The Agrarian, Structural and Cultural Constraints of Smallholders’ Readiness for Sustainability Standards Implementation: The Case of Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil in East Kalimantan. Sustainability, 13(5): 2611. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052611
2071-1050
https://hdl.handle.net/10568/113091
https://www.cifor.org/library/7961
https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052611
 
Language en
 
Rights CC-BY-4.0
Open Access
 
Format 2611
 
Publisher MDPI AG
 
Source Sustainability