| Findings | Solutions | Related Parties | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Program continuity is needed | Legalize the consortium | Researchers from consortium member and non-member companies, research institutions, NGOs, related agencies, companies | Forming a consortium organizational structure and preparing for an annual meeting |
| Communication and involvement/cooperation with non-universities are needed | · Create a communication platform · Socialize the results of the consortium's activities · Socialize the existence and work plan of the consortium | Oil palm plantation Fund Management Agency (Badan Pengelola Dana Perkebunan Kelapa Sawit/BPDPKS) | · Web creation · Socialize the existence of the consortium · Submit follow-up grant proposals for the consortium · Submit research proposals to BPDPKS |
| Weak capital and bargaining position of smallholders | · Build/empower smallholder institutional aspects · Establish direct relationships with companies and financial institutions | · Researchers from non-participating, member universities, NGOs and other research institutions/study centers · BPDPKS · GAPKI · DMSI · Financial institutions · Company mills that have established partnerships with smallholders · Smallholder institutions | · Conduct annual meetings · Submit proposals for research funding · Conduct research related to the capital and bargaining position of market players along the palm oil product supply chain · Conduct research related to the integration of agribusiness/partnership subsystems between companies, the government and smallholders · Disseminate research results in the form of working papers and international seminars · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| The management, productivity and efficiency of smallholdings vary largely | Improve the management, productivity and efficiency of smallholdings | · Researchers from participating, non-member universities, NGOs and other research institutions/study centers · Smallholder organizations/village cooperatives/smallholder associations · BPDPKS · GAPKI · DMSI · Plantation Training Institute · Plantation Service · ISPO/MSPO · Partner companies · Instructors · Ganoderma Consortium · FELDA | · Submit proposals for research funding · Conduct research related to the management, productivity and efficiency of smallholdings · Increase the share of smallholders on the added value of oil palm byproducts (2018) · Conduct research related to the role of groups in the management/provision of production and marketing facilities and their impact on efficiency (2019) · Analyze smallholder group participation and its impact on institutional performance (2020) · Collaborate with partner companies, instructors, and educational institutions to conduct smallholder training · Conduct a meeting with FELDA · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| Government pricing has not been integrated at the smallholder level | Increase the transparency of the price formation process | · Researchers from participating, non-member universities, NGOs and other research institutions/study centers · BPDPKS · FFB pricing committee · Plantation Service · Palm oil mills | · Conduct research related to price formation at the smallholder level · Analyze price formation and trading margins in the supply chain (2018) · Provide input for the price transparency mechanism through the consortium web · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| Domestic FFB and global CPO price fluctuations impacts smallholder income | Increase the capability of smallholders in dealing with price fluctuations | · Researchers from participating, non-member universities, NGOs and other research institutions/study centers · Smallholder organizations/village cooperatives/smallholder associations · BPDPKS · DMSI · Plantation Service | · Submit proposals for research funding · Conduct research on: a) Impact of certification on smallholder welfare (2016) b) B/C analysis on domestic and international certification (2019) c) Factors affecting the capability of smallholders in dealing with price fluctuations (2020) · Conduct training to improve smallholder knowledge on price developments · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| Limited knowledge and access of independent smallholders to certified seeds | · Improve smallholder knowledge on quality and certified seeds · Improve the access of independent and prospective smallholders to certified seeds | · Researchers from non-participating, member universities, NGOs and other research institutions/study centers · Smallholder organizations/village cooperatives/smallholder associations · Educational Institutions (STIPAP and LPP) · BPDPKS · Seedling Companies (Asian Agri, Socfindo, and PPKS) | · Submit proposals for research funding · Conduct research related to the use of certified seeds among oil palm smallholders · Logistics analysis of the availability & distribution of certified seeds for smallholders (2017) · Conduct regional training for seedling instructors · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| The large number of smallholdings with unreplanted oil palm past their economic age | · Improve smallholder access to financial institutions/capital assistance to obtain replanting funds | · BPDPKS · Plantation Service · Smallholder partner companies · Smallholder organizations · Seed companies · GAPKI · DMSI · PPKS | · Conduct workshops and seminars with various stakeholders to identify problems and solutions in implementing replanting programs · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| Smallholders are still not joined and organized in groups and many groups are still underperforming | · Identify problems and solutions in smallholder groups · Establish and optimize smallholder groups: pilot project | · Smallholder organizations · Smallholder partner companies · Plantation Training Institute · BPDPKS · Plantation Service | · Conduct research on: a) Analysis of smallholder group participation and its impact on institutional performance (2020) · Establish a smallholder institutional development model · Establish and develop smallholder groups · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
| Low mill capacity, unable to accommodate independent smallholder production | Identify problems and solutions for capacity building/mill establishment | · The government · Mill-owning companies · GAPKI | · Submit proposals for research funding · Conduct research on: a) Analysis of the condition of mills without plantations and their impact on smallholder income (2018) · Advocate the establishment of mills · Disseminate research results in the form of scientific publications · Disseminate research results in the form of policy briefs to related parties |
