"Smallholders"

#12442134

4 Jun 2025

Collectors load palm oil fruits onto a truck in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on June 3, 2025. This scene highlights the central role of collectors in the palm oil supply chain, crucially connecting smallholders to processing plants. Such activities are common in major palm oil-producing regions such as North Sumatra, highlighting the important dynamics of this agribusiness sector. The palm oil sector is one of the world's most important agricultural commodities. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer, accounting for more than 50% of global production and exports. Global demand for palm oil continues to increase, driven by its widespread use in a variety of industries, from food (cooking oil, margarine), oleochemicals (cosmetics, soap), to biofuels. Global demand for vegetable oils is projected to continue to soar, with palm oil becoming the preferred choice due to its much higher productivity compared to other vegetable oils, making it more competitive and sustainable in terms of land use. Although domestic consumption also increases, palm oil export volumes are expected to remain significant in 2025, underscoring the importance of the role of collectors in ensuring smooth supply from plantations to the global market.

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#12442135

4 Jun 2025

Collectors load palm oil fruits onto a truck in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on June 3, 2025. This scene highlights the central role of collectors in the palm oil supply chain, crucially connecting smallholders to processing plants. Such activities are common in major palm oil-producing regions such as North Sumatra, highlighting the important dynamics of this agribusiness sector. The palm oil sector is one of the world's most important agricultural commodities. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer, accounting for more than 50% of global production and exports. Global demand for palm oil continues to increase, driven by its widespread use in a variety of industries, from food (cooking oil, margarine), oleochemicals (cosmetics, soap), to biofuels. Global demand for vegetable oils is projected to continue to soar, with palm oil becoming the preferred choice due to its much higher productivity compared to other vegetable oils, making it more competitive and sustainable in terms of land use. Although domestic consumption also increases, palm oil export volumes are expected to remain significant in 2025, underscoring the importance of the role of collectors in ensuring smooth supply from plantations to the global market.

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#12442137

4 Jun 2025

Collectors load palm oil fruits onto a truck in Patumbak, Deli Serdang, North Sumatra, Indonesia, on June 3, 2025. This scene highlights the central role of collectors in the palm oil supply chain, crucially connecting smallholders to processing plants. Such activities are common in major palm oil-producing regions such as North Sumatra, highlighting the important dynamics of this agribusiness sector. The palm oil sector is one of the world's most important agricultural commodities. Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producer, accounting for more than 50% of global production and exports. Global demand for palm oil continues to increase, driven by its widespread use in a variety of industries, from food (cooking oil, margarine), oleochemicals (cosmetics, soap), to biofuels. Global demand for vegetable oils is projected to continue to soar, with palm oil becoming the preferred choice due to its much higher productivity compared to other vegetable oils, making it more competitive and sustainable in terms of land use. Although domestic consumption also increases, palm oil export volumes are expected to remain significant in 2025, underscoring the importance of the role of collectors in ensuring smooth supply from plantations to the global market.

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#4856784

12 Sep 2019

PARA, BRAZIL, 01/09/2019 - Aerial view of the rural settlement PDS Brasilia, in Altamira, state of Para, north of Brazil. Without pasture, milk production - one of the only sources of income for the settlers - was disrupted in the settlement. Smallholders are now waiting for rain to arrive to make the land fertile again. This year Altamira was the city with biggest rates of deforestation and burnings in Brazil

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#4856836

12 Sep 2019

PARA, BRAZIL, 01/09/2019 - Lean cows try to feed on the little grass left on a small property inside the rural settlement PDS Brasília in Altamira, in the south of Para. Every year PDS Brasilia is invaded by criminal burnings that burn property and threaten animals. Without pasture, milk production - one of the only sources of income for the settlers - was disrupted in the settlement. Smallholders are now waiting for rain to arrive to make the land fertile again. This year Altamira was the city with biggest rates of deforestation and burnings in Brazil

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#4856838

12 Sep 2019

PARA, BRAZIL, 01/09/2019 - Lean cows try to feed on the little grass left on a small property inside the rural settlement PDS Brasília in Altamira, in the south of Para. Every year PDS Brasilia is invaded by criminal burnings that burn property and threaten animals. Without pasture, milk production - one of the only sources of income for the settlers - was disrupted in the settlement. Smallholders are now waiting for rain to arrive to make the land fertile again. This year Altamira was the city with biggest rates of deforestation and burnings in Brazil

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#4856840

12 Sep 2019

PARA, BRAZIL, 01/09/2019 - Lean cows try to feed on the little grass left on a small property inside the rural settlement PDS Brasília in Altamira, in the south of Para. Every year PDS Brasilia is invaded by criminal burnings that burn property and threaten animals. Without pasture, milk production - one of the only sources of income for the settlers - was disrupted in the settlement. Smallholders are now waiting for rain to arrive to make the land fertile again. This year Altamira was the city with biggest rates of deforestation and burnings in Brazil

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#13521800

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521801

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521802

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521803

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521792

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521793

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521794

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521796

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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#13521797

31 Mar 2026

Aerial panoramic view from an aircraft of the rugged mountain valley corridor around Fareghan and Dahaneh-ye Meymand, Hajjiabad County, Hormozgan Province, southeastern Iran. Deeply eroded ridgelines and alluvial plains of the southern Iranian plateau dominate the scene, where smallholder agricultural fields and scattered settlements persist at the foot of dramatic mountain escarpments illustrating the harsh yet enduringly inhabited landscape of one of Iran's most arid regions. The Iranian landscape, including the steep mountains, the arid desert, river some fields and agricultural facilities, towns, villages and settlements and roads. December 10, 2024

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