1、PRICE FLUCTUATIONMARKET ACCESSFARM SIZEPRODUCTIVITYTRANSPORT CLIMATE&WEATHER INPUT COSTSTAXES&SUBSIDIESLEGAL COMPLIANCE FAIR PRICINGLABOUR COSTSProcurement for ProsperityPALM OIL BAROMETER 2024Consultation Paper2PALM OIL BAROMETER 2024-Consultation PaperContentsIntroduction 3The need for mor

2、e inclusivity in the palm oil value chain 71.1 DEFINING SMALLHOLDERS IN THE OIL PALM VALUE CHAIN 71.2 SMALLHOLDER INCLUSIVITY 81.3 RSPO AND SMALLHOLDER INCLUSIVITY 91.4 SMALLHOLDER PRECARITY 10CHAPTER 1 SUMMARY 16Procurement for Prosperity 192.1 INTRODUCTION 192.2 FROM SUSTAINABLE SOURCING TO INCLUS

3、IVE PROCUREMENT 192.3 WHY SHOULD DOWNSTREAM COMPANIES CHANGE THEIR PROCUREMENT PRACTICES?202.4 PROCUREMENT FOR PROSPERITY:RECOMMENDATIONS TO DELIVER INCLUSIVITY 21CHAPTER 2 SUMMARY 28Endnotes 313PALM OIL BAROMETER 2024-Consultation PaperIntroductionOver the last decade theres been much heated debate

4、 and substantial positive action taken in response to deforestation in the name of palm oil production.While the area of land being cleared to plant oil palm is thankfully in global decline,another equally serious issue remains.Between 3 and 7 million oil palm smallholders are responsible for around

5、 25-30 percent of the total palm oil supply1.Most smallholder oil palm growers live their lives month to month,not knowing whether the price of their crops will be hit by another flood or fluctuation,potentially devastating their land and income.The demands to produce more sustainably continue to pi

6、le up while the prices that buyers are willing to pay remain firmly out of smallholders control.In short,the palm oil industry is a challenging place to be a farmer.They are vulnerable for climate change related extreme weather events,and have to deal with more sustainability requirements.To date,th