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Complexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa

dc.contributor.authorAyompe, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorEgoh, B.N.
dc.contributor.authorNkongho, R.N.
dc.contributor.authorWandum, L.M.
dc.contributor.authorOrang, B.O.
dc.contributor.authorFiaboe, K.
dc.contributor.authorTambasi, E.E.
dc.contributor.authorKettunen, M.
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-25T09:19:31Z
dc.date.available2023-09-25T09:19:31Z
dc.date.issued2023-07-17
dc.identifier.citationAyompe, L.M., Egoh, B.N., Nkongho, R.N., Wandum, L.M., Orang, B.O., Fiaboe, K., ... & Kettunen, M. (2023). Complexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa. Sustianable Development, 1-13.
dc.identifier.issn0968-0802
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12478/8257
dc.description.abstractSub-Saharan Africa is increasingly viewed as an important area for oil palm cultivation and expansion. Palm oil is a commodity that can help developing countries like Cameroon attain their sustainable development goals (SDGs) targets through poverty alleviation (SDG 1) and by providing revenue to smallholder farmers to buy a variety of food thereby reducing hunger. However, due to the many negative environmental and social consequences, the sector needs to be made more sustainable. In this study, we set out to unpack the complexities including costs and benefits for smallholder farmers to practice sustainable palm oil production. We use both gray and peer-reviewed literature, conversational interviews with smallholder farmers and managers of certified palm oil mills, and a workshop with smallholders in Cameroon. We found that smallholders face several challenges including weak land tenure rights, the use of poor-quality seeds and low-yielding oil palms, and a lack of skills, expertise, and access to financing. Certification could help alleviate some of the challenges by providing access to financing, training to improve yields, access to better seedlings, and increased access to higher value markets. However, the certification cost is very high compared to the income from oil palm cultivation for most farmers. Farmers will therefore need considerable assistance from organizations and brokers to remain financially viable. Our study provides important insights to countries such as the EU, United Kingdom, and United States that are in the process of adopting legislation to regulate deforestation associated with imports of key commodities such as palm oil.
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Research and Innovation
dc.format.extent1-13
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectDeforestation
dc.subjectEcosystems
dc.subjectConservation
dc.subjectOil Palms
dc.subjectSmallholders
dc.subjectSustainability
dc.titleComplexities of sustainable palm oil production by smallholders in sub-Saharan Africa
dc.typeJournal Article
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of California Irvine
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Buea
cg.contributor.affiliationAPROCOM-PH Project, Cameroon
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Bamenda
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture
cg.contributor.affiliationCameroon Development Cooperation
cg.contributor.affiliationUnited Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionCentral Africa
cg.coverage.countryCameroon
cg.coverage.hubCentral Africa Hub
cg.researchthemeNatural Resource Management
cg.identifier.bibtexciteidAYOMPE:2023
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country institute
cg.iitasubjectFood Security
cg.iitasubjectForestry
cg.iitasubjectSmallholder Farmers
cg.journalSustainable Development
cg.notesOpen Access Article; Published online: 17 Jul 2023
cg.accessibilitystatusOpen Access
cg.reviewstatusPeer Review
cg.usagerightslicenseCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 0.0)
cg.targetaudienceScientists
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2674
cg.iitaauthor.identifierKomi Fiaboe: 0000-0001-5113-2159
cg.futureupdate.requiredNo


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