Governments should facilitate the certification process for smallholders; NGOs must understand the issues on the ground; and palm oil users must be ready to buy certified palm oil, says Asian Agri.
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Singapore
WORKING towards a sustainable palm oil sector and helping smallholder farmers - blamed by many firms to be the cause of forest fires - is a shared responsibility, said Indonesian palm oil company Asian Agri on Thursday.
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