-B The assessment was carried out by measuring the sufficiency of the implementation with the consistency of Koperasi Serba Usaha Masagena Lalla Tassisar (MALATA) according to the requirements of the RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard, Indonesia National Interpretation for the Production of Sustainable Palm Oil 2020, approved by the RSPO Board of Governors on 14. February 2022 and the RSPO Principles and Criteria Certification Systems and the RSPO Independent Standard for Smallholders endorsed by the RSPO Board of Governors on November 12, 2020. The number of stakeholder contributions was explained by Koperasi Serba Usaha Masagena Lalla Tassisara (MALATA). ) as part of this report.
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ASSESSMENT FINDINGS
Summary of Assessment Report of the RSPO Certification
The system requirements for Group Formation and Management (including the Internal Control System) that are only applicable to the group manager
Based on the results of the document review, it is known that all members (112 smallholders) have signed the membership requirements set out in the smallholder declaration, for example, the requirements signed by smallholders with the initials C. 48% are distributed among the cooperative members according to the needs and agreement of the members discussed together in the forum/musyarawah.
The group has a procedure and system in place for the tracking of FFB
E Status: Non-conformity No.2023.03 with the Major category
- The Principal Criteria and Indicators that are applicable to both smallholders (as individual group members) and group managers
OPTIMISE PRODUCTIVITY, EFFICIENCY, POSITIVE IMPACTS AND RESILIENCE
Smallholders establish a legal entity which has organizational capacity to comply with the RSPO Independent Smallholder Standard
The institutional management is carried out by the management of the cooperative, whereby supervision of compliance with the agreed agreements and conditions by all members is the task of the ICS team. Both the cooperative management and the ICS team ensure that the implementation of activities runs smoothly. The group management exercised by all members of the cooperative is carried out in a uniform manner according to the instructions of the group manager, the assistant team of the agronomy division and the SPKS partner.
After obtaining the monthly data, the village assistant then forwards the results of the recapitulation to the chairman of the farmers' group and then forwards them to senior management at headquarters to be recorded in the cooperative production data document. Based on the verification of the activity minutes, it can be seen that the activities were carried out in full by all members, which is proven on the basis of the activities not carried out in each village. The data that has been recorded is then submitted to the chairman of the farmer group and then summarized by the ICS on a monthly basis.
Smallholders implement good agricultural practices (GAP) on their farms
Members can also view FFB production registration data, which is recorded for each harvest activity and re-aggregated monthly. This data can be calculated because all sales invoices are also attached to the data recording document.
ENSURE LEGALITY, RESPECT FOR LAND RIGHTS AND COMMUNITY WELLBEING 2.1
Smallholders have not acquired lands from indigenous peoples, local communities or other users without their free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), based on a simplified FPIC approach
Based on the results of a document review and interviews with representatives of sampled farmers, it is known that land ownership has been hereditary since the 1980s. Similar information was also provided by the chief of Sukamaju village, who stated that the majority of KSU MALATA members were local residents, with a small number of immigrants who intermarried with native residents. MALATA KSU members were able to explain their understanding of the FPIC process if they plan to develop land later.
Similar information was conveyed by the village head of Sukamaju, who stated that most of the members of KSU MALATA were local residents and a small number were immigrants who married local residents. Based on the results of interviews with representatives of the Mamuju Tengah Agriculture and Food Security Service, it is known that the location of KSU MALATA farmers is in an area designated for plantation areas. The overlay results between KSU MALATA and PIPPIB member distribution map also show that all members are in APL.
For new plantings, smallholders do not clear or acquire any land without obtaining the free, prior and informed consent (FPIC), of indigenous people and/ or local communities and/ or other users, based on a simplified FPIC approach
The right to use the land is not contested by indigenous people, local communities or other users. All members also signed a land dispute disclosure form for ISH, which was endorsed to parties such as the witness and the village headman. The planter's declaration letter also states willingness to notify and resolve land disputes (if any).
Smallholder plots are located outside areas classified as national parks or protected areas, as defined by national, regional or local legislation or as specified in National Interpretations.
There is no use of forced labour
In addition, each member has also signed a declaration of small children containing letter D, point 4, which is an obligation to pay the minimum wage in accordance with current regulations, for example, signed by farmers with the initials C of Lara Village and with the initials D of Sukamaju Village on 11 November 2021. In addition, each member has also signed a declaration letter for smallholders, which contains in letter B, namely, the commitment to follow group certification in accordance with the RSPO Independent Smallholders Standard and comply with the relevant principles, criteria and indicators, including those relating to worker complaints, eg. those signed by small farmers with the initials C from Lara Village and with the initials D from Sukamaju Village on November 11, 2021. MALATA also shows that each member has also signed a statement on small children that contains in point D item. 6, which is a commitment to provide safe working conditions and facilities, for example, signed by farmers with the initials C of Lara Village and with the initials D of Sukamaju Village on November 11, 2021.
In addition, each member also signed a smallholder declaration containing letter D point 7, namely a commitment to ensure that there is no discrimination, harassment or violence in the plantation, for example signed by a farmer with the initial C of Lara Village and with the initial D of Sukamaju Village on 11 November 2021. The results of interviews with the 14 members revealed that their understanding and commitment to the implementation of the RSPO P&C for Independent Smallholder Farmers was quite good, especially with regard to the protection from HCV and MCS through a preventive practice approach. This is consistent with the results of interviews with members who stated that they have a general understanding of HCV/HCS and are committed to protecting them.
Information was obtained that the size of the LUCA survey was 127.29 ha or less than the total area in the Disclosure of Liability document of 7.26 ha. This value also shows that there is an area of 1.06 Ha that is not included in the scope of the LUCA study. The cooperative has been able to show evidence of communication with RSPO regarding the disclosure of liability via email.
Based on the results of the LUCA analysis, the cooperative has an obligation to compensate and remedy. On the basis of interviews and document verification, the cooperative has not been able to demonstrate documentation that it has communicated with the RSPO regarding the management plan for the containment area, as well as documentation that the containment area is managed. MS-A: The cooperative has not been able to present the management plan for the protection area that has been submitted to the RSPO.
Plots on peat are replanted only on areas with low risk of flooding or saline intrusion as demonstrated by a risk assessment
The results of the interviews with the leader of the group and the members of the Cooperative affirmed the same, no plans have been made but will be reviewed at the monthly meeting considering that some members have land with some kind of cover in the form of cocoa plantations. but the location is outside the scope of certification. In addition, all members of the existing Cooperative do not have fields with these qualifications. Some evidence of socialization regarding the prohibition of burning is listed in the minutes of the results of the information activities related to HCV and HCS which were carried out on May 28, 2022 and good agricultural practices which were carried out on March 12, 2022, April 30, 2022. March 12, 2022, April 9, 2022 where all members participated with a total of 112 participants.
The cooperative has completed training on the management of the buffer zone of the watershed contained in the HCV area, the training was carried out by an accompanying team from SPKS with trainers who are competent in their fields with evidence of socialization regarding the prohibition of the application of chemicals and the management of the river bank listed in the minutes on the results of the activities Socialization of HCV and HCS, which was carried out on 28/05/2022 and Good agricultural practices, which was carried out on 12/03/2022, 30/04/2022, 12/03/2022, 09/04/2022, which was attended by all members with a total of 112 participants. Some of the planned activities are marking the borders of the area, preventing and controlling the danger of land fires, protecting the area and plant and animal species. The results of the interviews also showed that farmers were aware of riparian buffer management, including an action plan to maintain and/or improve the riparian buffer, for example by not using chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides, or not replanting in the riparian buffer. area.
Pesticides are used in ways that do not endanger health of workers, family, communities or the environment
The cooperative has identified riparian buffer zones within the group, with the result that there are no areas within the members' land area that encroach on the riparian zone. All group members, represented by sampled smallholder farmers, have also signed a declaration not to carry out new plantations in riparian areas, which can be demonstrated in the commitment document to protect HCV and HCS forests through the precautionary practice of each member, as contained in the RSPO Cooperative Certification Declaration Letter signed by each member. The results of field observations provided information that there were no plots of land in the river border area, but the cooperative continued to manage the border area around the members' lands by erecting signboards prohibiting the use of chemicals, prohibiting throwing waste into rivers, and prohibit the burning of land.
MALATA also has a training program for members regarding the prohibition of the use of pesticides by pregnant and lactating women and young workers, as well as the avoidance of paraquats and pesticides categorized by the WHO in class 1A or 1B or listed in the Stockholm Convention or the Rotterdam Convention. When using control in the field, it is known that the method used by the cooperative is by mechanical means (using an offal machine) with the aim of not using chemicals to control pests, diseases and weeds. Therefore, cooperatives have the opportunity to realize Turnera planting in the cooperatives' areas.
Conformity Checklist of Certificate and Trademark Use
Evidence of permission or approval certificate and trademark from Certification Body which submitted by Client
Implementation of certificate and trademark used by Client comply with size and type (shape) against Guideline of trademark Use
Implementation of Certificate and Trademark is not used on product
Controlling of Certificate and Trademark, including withdrawing inappropriate trademark
- Identification of Findings, Corrective Action, Observations, Opportunity for Improvement and Noteworthy Positive Components
- Identification of Findings, Corrective Actions and Observations at MS-B Assessment
- Opportunity for Improvement
- E and Appendix 2)
- Noteworthy Positive Components
- Summary of Arising Issues from Public and Auditor Verification
- CERTIFIED ORGANISATION'S ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY
It was not possible to show the group's business plan for the period 2022, which includes production estimates, revenues based on historical data and expansion plans, and which has been revised due to the ignorance of the ICS and the cooperative management. The cooperative has not been able to demonstrate that the implementation of the group management plan for the period January 2022 - January 2023 has been evaluated at least annually. Results of the evaluation of the group management plan for the period January 2022 – January 2023, carried out on April 19, 2023.
Establish a PIC in the monitoring and evaluation of the group's management plan, which is the task of the head of the ICS, which is stated in the main tasks and functions document, which was ratified on April 20, 2023. Based on the results of Luca's analysis, the cooperative has an obligation to compensate and rehabilitate. MS-A: The cooperatives failed to demonstrate the planned development of the remediation area that was submitted to the RSPO.
The cooperative can demonstrate that communication has taken place with the RSPO about the management of the remediation area. The cooperative can show an annual program for the management of the remediation area that has been communicated and approved by the RSPO.
Assessment Program
Smallholder Data