Malaysian social enterprise Wild Asia will be the implementation partner for the initiative, which will be managed by both Kerry Group and IOI Loders Croklaan. IOI Loders Croklaan has partnered…

Malaysian social enterprise Wild Asia will be the implementation partner for the initiative, which will be managed by both Kerry Group and IOI Loders Croklaan.

IOI Loders Croklaan has partnered with Kerry Group to boost the productivity of small-scale palm oil farmers in Sabah, Malaysia.

The three-year small growers support programme aims to back the inclusion of smallholders into IOI’s supply chain and help them implement sustainable agricultural practices.

Malaysian social enterprise Wild Asia will be the implementation partner for the initiative, which will be managed by both Kerry Group and IOI Loders Croklaan.

IOI Loders Croklaan sustainability director Ben Vreeburg said: “We have a few potential participating non-RSPO certified mills in the Telupid, Beluran and Kinabatangan landscape (Sabah) with approximately 5,000 smallholders and small growers. We start with one mill – Fortuna – and will increase the number throughout the duration of the programme.