FORTASBI

Unilever, IDH, RSPO, Packard, FONAP, Asian Agri, Cargill.

FORTASBI was formed by an Indonesian independent smallholder group in 2014. To date, the members continue to increase as more independent smallholders commit to implementing sustainable palm oil through the RSPO scheme. As of 2022, there are 47 independent smallholder groups, including 12,641 independent smallholders managing a total of 29,639 hectares. All groups are certified, and some of them are still in the preparation for the audit process. From all land, independent smallholders produce approximately 504,769 tonnes of RSPO Certified FFB annually with an annual volume of RSPOCertified CPO of 100,954 MT and PKO of 10,222 MT.

FORTASBI as a service-based organisation for members, has the following responsibilities: Increase the capacity of knowledge, production, and livelihoods of independent smallholders; Connecting smallholders with market and spread good stories from the field; Support members to manage RSPO and ISPO certificates; Accelerate the implementation of sustainable palm oil standards (ISPO and RSPO); Expanding the impact of certification in terms of education, health, wellbeing, protection and inclusion)