KUALA LUMPUR (Oct 30): The number of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certified independent smallholders increased by 52 percent while the total number of smallholders jumped 165 percent between July 1, 2018 and June 30, 2019.

In its 2019 Impact Report released today, the RSPO said it will continue to promote greater inclusion of smallholders while also ensuring the core sustainability requirements were upheld.