Sabah's smallholders take first step towards sustainable oil palm certification


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah's oil palm smallholders have begun taking their first step towards sustainability to meet the requirements under Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification.

Koperasi Landskap Kelapa Sawit Sabah Bhd (LKSS), a cooperative with 25 growers, marked a milestone when they became the first growers' cooperative in the country to be awarded the certification for the eligibility phase of the RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard (RISS) group certification scheme.

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