By: Devane Sharma
In this latest Innovation Forum podcast, Rob Nicholls, Program & Project General Manager at Musim Mas, and Kaixiang Chin, Sustainability Manager at Bunge, share how our collaboration in Sambas, West Kalimantan aims to work with up to 1,000 independent smallholders to adopt targets including sustainable agricultural practices, improving yields, and gaining market access among others.
They discuss how training local Village Extension Officers creates lasting impact — promoting good agricultural practices, NDPE compliance, and readiness for ISPO and RSPO certification — while ensuring farmers benefit economically.
Bunge and Musim Mas believe that collaboration is key to addressing agriculture’s impact on the environment and empowering smallholders to be part of the solution.
Podcast link: Sustainable Palm Oil: How Buyers and Producers Can Work as True Partners by Innovation Forum.
Regenerative agriculture training materials for independent smallholder farmers presented during a recent visit by Bunge and Musim Mas.
The program includes a training module targeted at women smallholder farmers covering health, nutrition and financial literacy.
Independent smallholder farmers with Bunge and Musim Mas representatives during a recent study visit
