Publications

Policy & Governance Review Relevant to the Agro-Commodity Production Landscape in Indonesia

This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.

Categories: Gender, Landscape Approaches, Smallholders, Southeast Asia, Palm oil, Timber, English

Policy & Governance Review Relevant to the Agro-commodity Production Landscape in Ghana

This is part of a series of policy and governance reviews relating to the agro-commodity production landscapes of Ghana, Cameroon and Indonesia.

Categories: Human Rights, Landscape Approaches, Smallholders, Africa, Palm oil, Rubber, Cocoa, Timber

SHARP: A Retrospective

Proforest served as the global secretariat for the SHARP partnership from 2013 to 2019. This document outlines some of the key highlights of the partnership during that time.

Categories: Smallholders, International, Palm oil, Soy, Rubber

PES (Payments for Ecosystem Services) Project Directory

This document contains a directory of PES projects that have involved working with smallholders in tropical forest countries to protect watersheds, conserve biodiversity and minimise deforestation.

Category: Smallholders

Smallholder engagement

This document is part of a series of briefing notes about responsible sourcing and production.

Category: Smallholders

What is Responsible Sourcing from Smallholders (RSS)?

This flyer looks at the Responsible Sourcing from Smallholders (RSS) framework, a toolkit developed by the SHARP partnership.

Category: Smallholders

Profiles of Palm Oil Company-Smallholder Working Arrangements

These examples, with pros and cons of each, are intended to inform decisions of palm oil companies and policy makers.

Categories: Smallholders, Latin America, Palm oil

Visão geral da abordagem RSS

A abordagem RSS ajuda as empresas a se engajarem com pequenos produtores em suas bases de fornecimento para atingir dois objetivos.

Minimizar o risco de não atender a políticas básicas de compras responsáveis de seus clientes...

Category: Smallholders

RSS Overview & Field Guides

Implementing the RSS framework is a five-step process:

Preparations and scoping Risk and needs assessment Developing an action plan Implementation and documentation Monitoring and review.

Download: Overview of the RSS...

Category: Smallholders

Visión General y Guías de Campo del Marco RSS

La implementación del marco RSS es un proceso que consta de cinco pasos:

Preparación y alcance Evaluación de riesgos y necesidades Desarrollo de un Plan de Acción Implementación y documentación Monitoreo y revisión

Downlo...

Category: Smallholders

PES incentives for smallholders to avoid deforestation: lessons learned and factors for success

Payments for ecosystem services, or PES, projects are designed to provide incentives for people and organisations to protect environmental services in an area. 

This report reviews a wide range of literature on PES projects...

Categories: Smallholders, Africa, Southeast Asia

Baseline studies of successful models for sustainable smallholder development

There are many models of smallholder production, ranging from independent farmers or cooperatives to large-scale schemes funded by governments or the private sector.

The baseline studies listed here review and discuss these...

Categories: Smallholders, Africa, Latin America, Southeast Asia