Good Agricultural Practices

In Nigeria, entrepreneur Michael Udofia has moved into oil palm agriculture to grow his business and boost the fortunes of his community. After connecting with the NISCOPS initiative, Michael accessed effective training and quality hybrid seedlings and planted oil palms on 33 hectares of land. Now, his farm has become a learning hub that inspires nearby farmers to adopt modern, sustainable practices for a more prosperous future.

For years, Henry Jelaman was intrigued by the smallholder oil palm farmers harvesting fresh fruit bunches near his workplace. The former crane operator would watch the farmers with interest until the physical demands of his job grew to be too much. Henry began anew and ventured into oil palm farming in Sarawak, Malaysia. Now 10 years later this smallholder is improving his small farm with support from the Smallholder Support Programme.

Women make vital contributions to agricultural supply chains across the globe. On International Women’s Day, we join the international community in calling for the rights, equality and empowerment of all women and girls. Each day we see these values expressed in the voices of women we work with in global supply chains.