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National Initiatives for Sustainable and Climate Smart Oil Palm Smallholders (NISCOPS)

Overview

NISCOPS aims to create partnerships that make palm oil production more sustainable and beneficial for all. This includes supporting smallholder farmers to adopt practices that enable them to live in balance with nature.

NISCOPS is a public private partnership programme co-led by IDH – The Sustainable Trade Initiative and Solidaridad, operating through partnerships with national and subnational governments, civil society, and the private sector.

Key activities include:

  1. Climate-Smart Agriculture: NISCOPS promotes sustainable farming practices that enhance productivity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
  2. Multi-Stakeholder Platforms (MSPs): These platforms bring together smallholder farmers, local governments, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders to discuss challenges and advocate for climate-smart agriculture and responsible land use.
  3. Policy Support: The initiative supports the development and implementation of conservation and development plans to protect and restore critical ecosystem values.

Please visit the project website or contact us to find out how you can benefit from this project.

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Key information

Start date

2024

End date

2028

Target group(s)

Smallholders and cooperatives

Sector(s)

Agriculture, fishing, forestry

Type of initiative

Country level

Countries of intervention

Colombia; Ghana; India; Indonesia; Malaysia; Nigeria

Type(s) of support

Multi-stakeholder collaboration; Capacity building & training; Support to regulatory environment; Promotion of transparency & advocacy

Type(s) of contributor

EU Member State

Contributor(s)

Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs (BUZA)

Implementing organisation(s)

Solidaridad; IDH