The #PalmOil industry is a major contributor to #Indonesia's economy and in 2018, 36.6 million tonnes of palm oil were produced, equal to roughly half of the world’s supply.

The expansion of #PalmOil plantations has helped lift more than 10 million Indonesians out of #poverty since 2000 and supported the livelihoods of 23 million people in 2018 - 4.6 million of them involved in independent smallholdings.

But #PalmOil is blamed for destroying the environment and violating the rights of communities and workers in areas where it is produced.

For #SupplyChains of sustainably produced commodities to be established, understanding and trust working in both directions, says EU REDD Facility Asia Coordinator Jeremy Broadhead. Read more: https://www.euredd.efi.int/blog/-/blogs/terpercaya-building-a-supply-chain-of-understanding-and-trust?_33_redirect=%2Fblog%2F-%2Fblogs%2Fa-pragmatic-approach-to-deforestation-free-supply-chains-spotlight-on-brazilian-soy-exports-to-france%3F_33_redirect%3Dhttp%25253A%25252F%25252Fwww.euredd.efi.int%25252Fblog%25253Fp_p_id%25253D33%252526p_p_lifecycle%25253D0%252526p_p_state%25253Dnormal%252526p_p_mode%25253Dview%252526p_p_col_id%25253Dcolumn-3%252526p_p_col_pos%25253D1%252526p_p_col_count%25253D3

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