1、4Credit Photo:RSPO/SayanCHUENUDOMSAVAD1Oil Palm Development in Thailand:Trends and Progress of Sustainability Efforts in Palm Oil Production and ProcurementDocument Title:Oil Palm Development in Thailand:Trends and Progress of SustainabilityEfforts in Palm Oil Production and ProcurementA Report by:A

2、ssociate Prof.Sutonya Thongrak,Ph.D.Chaiya Kongmanee,Ph.D.Assistant Prof.Sirirat Kiatpathomchai,Ph.D.Contact:rsporspo.org2Oil Palm Development in Thailand:Trends and Progress of Sustainability Efforts in Palm Oil Production and ProcurementTABLE OF CONTENTSAIMS4METHODOLOGY4KEY FINDINGS5Objective 1:Pa

3、lm Oil Production and Consumption Trends and the Environmental,Economic and Social Impacts inDifferent Parts of Thailand5Production and Consumption Trends5Environmental,Economic and Social Impacts in Different Parts of Thailand6Objective2:Costs,Benefits and Challenges Faced by Thai Smallholders in R

4、elation to RSPO Certification7Cost of RSPO Certification7Benefits of RSPO Certification8Challenges of RSPO Certification8Objective 3:Impact of RSPO Certification on the Livelihoods of Smallholders9Oil Palm Practices of Certified Smallholders and Non-certified Smallholders9Social,Environmental and Ec

5、onomic Impacts of RSPO Certification10Objective 4:Policy Implications Related to Productivity Growth,Forest Protection,Mosaic Landscapes,Land Rightsand Sustainability Certification in the Context of Palm Oils Impact on Livelihoods and the Environment13Policy Implications for New Planting,Productivit

6、y and Land Rights13Policy Implications for Production Standards and Sustainability13Objective 5:Recommendations13REFERENCES163Oil Palm Development in Thailand:Trends and Progress of Sustainability Efforts in Palm Oil Production and ProcurementAIMSThe oil palm sector in Thailand,the worlds third-larg