Penyusunan Strategi Program Pendampingan Sertifikasi Roundatable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Petani di Tapanuli Selatan dengan Pendekatanasset-Based Community Development (Studi Kasus Kelompok Tani Binaan Unilever)

Abstract

The agricultural sector is one of the crucial sectors in Indonesia that plays a role as the main source of food and economic growth. The role of this sector can still be increased if it is managed properly. In today's international trade, one of the things that is important to maintain is sustainability, which is embodied in the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) certification. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policies can be use used as one of the strategies carried out by companies in community empowerment. To be able to create an effective and sustainable program, the Asset Based Community Development method approach can be employed. This is carried out with the stages of discovery, dream, design, define, and compare. As a result, all assets owned are mapped, either for human, financial, social, physical, or natural assets. The expected targets by the farmer group community are to build commitment and independence of farmer groups in program sustainability, increase the income of independent smallholders who have obtained RSPO certificates, and increase the number of independent smallholders who are certified each year. The strategy is prepared based on the derivatives of the expected targets for each farmer group actors, Unilever, academics, and local government.