RSPO Wild Asia Malaysia

Jumatiah Binti Darmansyah - a smallholder palm oil farmer - - sits on the steps in front of her wooden home in Toniting, Beluran District, Sabah, Malaysia, on 8 September 2016. Jumatiah has been farming her small plot 1.75Ha since the 1990s. She has been able to increase her yields since becoming part of the Wild Asia Group scheme, which works with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to support Malaysian smallholders to become certified sustainable. This includes improving farm management, reducing their use of pesticides and fertilizers, and increasing yields. Smallholders account for 40% of global palm oil production, and as such play an important role in increasing sustainability within the industry.

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Jumatiah Binti Darmansyah - a smallholder palm oil farmer - - sits on the steps in front of her wooden home in Toniting, Beluran District, Sabah, Malaysia, on 8 September 2016. Jumatiah has been farming her small plot 1.75Ha since the 1990s. She has been able to increase her yields since becoming part of the Wild Asia Group scheme, which works with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil to support Malaysian smallholders to become certified sustainable. This includes improving farm management, reducing their use of pesticides and fertilizers, and increasing yields. Smallholders account for 40% of global palm oil production, and as such play an important role in increasing sustainability within the industry.