In South East Liberia, IDH links smallholder palm oil production with conserving forests and reducing poverty. We do this together with the Liberian government, Golden Veroleum Liberia (or GVL, a palm oil company) and the local community. This means providing financial and technical support for communities to become palm oil outgrowers in exchange for protecting forests. Specifically, we develop outgrower models, fundraise for it and help put in place structures that are needed to make this work. By 2020, the program will have developed over 8,000 hectares of sustainable outgrower palm oil farms and protected 70,000 hectares of forest. Further, we will support the community in ensuring food security though income diversification, gaining access to markets and agricultural inputs.
With financial support from the Norwegian government, IDH, the Liberian government and GVL are collaborating to develop inclusive community outgrower schemes with benefit sharing structures for communities and tying these to forest protection. Outgrowers are individuals or a group of farmers that sell their produce to a company within a contractual agreement. IDH’s role includes, but is not limited to the following:
- Co-developing the community oil palm outgrower model with strong environmental, social and economic benefits.
- Building a national-level multi stakeholder coalition made up of the relevant public, private and civil society actors that will support the program.
- Attracting funding development finance institutions, as well as contract implementing partners.
Publications
Title | Type | Year |
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What communities should know about Liberia’s land rights law | Tool kit | 2019 |
Call for proposals: Green Growth Plan for Sinoe County (Liberia) & Participatory Land Use Plans | Article | 2019 |
Landscapes Information Brief: IDH’s approach to sustainable landscapes | Brochure | 2018 |
IDH Landscape program | Factsheet | 2018 |
Oil palm and forest protection with Golden Veroleum Liberia | Article | 2017 |
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