Cargill smallholder scheme receives certification

Smallholders at Cargill's oil palm plantation, PT. Hindoli in South Sumatra, Indonesia, have recently received Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification.

This is the world's first smallholder scheme to become certified under the RSPO's Smallholder Principles & Criteria and is also another important milestone in Cargill's commitment to producing palm oil in an environmentally sustainable and socially responsible manner.

"We would like to congratulate our smallholders on their successful RSPO certification. This collaborative journey towards sustainable production of palm oil with our smallholders started in 2008, and we celebrate this landmark achievement with them," said Angeline Ooi, CEO of Cargill Tropical Palm Holdings, Cargill's oil palm joint venture company.

Cargill's PT. Hindoli 's crush mills in South Sumatra process fresh fruit bunches from its owned oil palm estates and the fruit bunches it purchases from the smallholders' scheme.

The smallholders' scheme at Cargill plantation consists of 8,800 smallholders organized in 17 cooperatives with 17,594 hectares planted with oil palm.

The RSPO smallholder certification by the Executive Board of the RSPO was independently audited by BSi Management Systems.