AIM

This project aims to support the Indonesian soft commodity industry in creating the traceability of commodities produced by smallholders through data collection and registration of independent smallholders (STDB) which is integrated into the government’s E-STDB system.

 

WHERE

National level and pilot in Riau and South Sumatra Provinces, Indonesia WHY Plantation is a vital economic sector for Indonesia. Based on BPS data in 2020, Indonesia’s plantation reached 25.3 million hectares with nearly 70% owned by the community (Statistics Indonesia, 2020). The huge potential of these plantations contributes to 3.94% of the country’s GDP (Statistics Indonesia, 2021).

On the other hand, this sector is often considered a cause of deforestation which draws global attention. To ensure more sustainable plantations and address global market challenges, sustainable supply chain transformation is a crucial step for Indonesia. One of the important steps of this transformation is the acceleration of commodity traceability through plantation data collection, especially for smallholder plantations dominating this sector.

The Indonesian government has regulated the ownership and supporting data collection through the Directorate General of Plantations Decisions No.105/2018 regarding Guidelines for Issuing Plantation Business Registration Certificates (STDB). The STDB registration is crucial for the government’s commodity tracking and monitoring process. Currently, STDB data can be processed and issued through the E-STDB system.

 

HOW

WRI Indonesia provide technical and strategic supports to accelerate smallholder data collection in several regions and adoption of E-STDB, collaborating with local stakeholders including private sector. The STDB data collection process involves personnel from local government agencies, with the assistance of data processing and technical guidance from WRI Indonesia.

 

PARTNERS

Ministry of Agriculture and subnational governments in Riau and South Sumatra Provinces

 

MAIN CONTACT

Shofia Saleh (Shofia.Saleh@wri.org)

Muslih Biladi (Muslih.Biladi@wri.org)

Oki Rakhim (Oki.Rakhim@wri.org)