Chapter 5.3
Green growth sector details
Plantations
Interventions overview
OVERVIEW OF GREEN GROWTH INTERVENTIONS
In Pulang Pisau small-scale agriculture is an important part of the economy; however, smallholder plantations are generally extensive and low input. As a result, there is significant potential to improve communitybased cultivation by promoting intensification, best management practices and supporting linkages to upstream markets. While rubber is the most important commodity for local livelihoods and further work is required to support the district’s rubber farmers, to date there have been limited efforts to support smallholder coconut and coffee plantations
to increase productivity, access commodity markets and achieve higher prices. With increasing demand for sustainable palm oil, Pulang Pisau must ensure its palm oil plantations are in line with the requirements of the provincial regulation. In particular, to optimize its land resources, any further palm oil expansion must be in appropriate low conservation value areas, such as degraded lands. This strategy proposes the following interventions to ensure its plantations sector contributes towards green growth.
P1 Improve the performance of smallholder rubber, coconut and coffee plantations
Desired green growth outcome
Training smallholder farmers to adopt better management practices (BMP) can increase their productivity, while reducing emissions and other environmental impacts. Inclusive business approaches (IBA) seek to increase the income of smallholders by promoting the production of high-quality products. Developing a BMP and IBA training curriculum that responds to Pulang Pisau’s needs and using farmer field schools to implement a capacity building program can improve the performance of smallholder rubber, coconut and coffee plantations. Establishing a quality based price mechanism will generate additional income for farmers who adopt BMP and IBA approaches, while improving smallholders’ access to financial services will allow farmers to afford techniques that lead to higher productivity and higher-quality products.
An efficient and sustainable plantations sector that produces high-quality, highvalue agricultural products in the appropriate locations.
P2
— Ir. Slamet Untung Riyanto Head of Forestry and Plantation Agency, Pulang Pisau district
Support the sustainable expansion of palm oil plantations
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Pulang Pisau has the potential to increase its palm oil production levels while avoiding the negative environmental and social impacts often associated with the existing plantations in the district. Carrying out a land suitability assessment, in line with the requirements of the provincial PERDA, will identify degraded or under-productive land with low conservation value for further palm oil expansion. Incorporating the land suitability map into the district spatial plan will provide a clear legal basis for responsible companies to invest in certification, ensuring access to global markets, and the other requirements of the PERDA, such as allocating 20% of the total area to plasma scheme.
© Benjamin Tular GGGI
Pulang Pisau
Table 5 — A dashboard of green growth performance indicators for the plantations sector in Pulang Pisau district
No. Indicator 1
Annual change in plantation sector contribution to GDP (IDR)
2
Direct investment in the plantation sector (IDR)
3
Annual change in production levels of plantation commodities (ton/year)
4
Jobs in the plantation sector (#)
5
Number of tenure-related conflicts in area for other land uses (#)
6
Annual change in area of degraded land within area for other land uses (ha)
7
All plantation concessions comply with spatial plan (Y/N)