TY - JOUR
T1 - Barriers and benefits arising from the adoption of sustainable certification for smallholder oil palm producers in malaysia
T2 - A systematic review of literature
AU - Aziz, Nurul Fathiah
AU - Chamhuri, Norshamliza
AU - Batt, Peter J.
PY - 2021/9
Y1 - 2021/9
N2 - Malaysia is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil, which, not unexpectedly, is one of the largest contributors to the country’s GDP. However, the Malaysian palm oil industry faces numerous issues, including a boycott for imports into the European Union (EU) on the basis that Malaysia does not allegedly practice good agriculture, fails to meet sustainability standards and exploits labor rights. To overcome the situation, the Government of Malaysia is strongly committed to implementing good agricultural practices that meet international sustainability standards through sustainable certification. To facilitate the adoption of sustainable certification by smallholder palm oil producers, through a comprehensive review of the literature, this study seeks to identify the social, environmental and economic benefits derived from sustainable certification.
AB - Malaysia is the world’s second largest producer of palm oil, which, not unexpectedly, is one of the largest contributors to the country’s GDP. However, the Malaysian palm oil industry faces numerous issues, including a boycott for imports into the European Union (EU) on the basis that Malaysia does not allegedly practice good agriculture, fails to meet sustainability standards and exploits labor rights. To overcome the situation, the Government of Malaysia is strongly committed to implementing good agricultural practices that meet international sustainability standards through sustainable certification. To facilitate the adoption of sustainable certification by smallholder palm oil producers, through a comprehensive review of the literature, this study seeks to identify the social, environmental and economic benefits derived from sustainable certification.
KW - Malaysia
KW - Palm oil
KW - RSPO and MSPO
KW - Smallholders
KW - Sustainability certification
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85114753106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.3390/su131810009
DO - 10.3390/su131810009
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85114753106
SN - 2071-1050
VL - 13
JO - Sustainability (Switzerland)
JF - Sustainability (Switzerland)
IS - 18
M1 - 10009
ER -