Article: Planters want buyers to pay certification cost

Ooi Tee Ching
New Straits Times
11-23-2007
Planters want buyers to pay certification cost
Byline: Ooi Tee Ching
Edition: Main/Lifestyle
Section: Business Times
Type: News

OIL palm planters want consumers to pay for the cost of certifying palm oil according to standards set by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

"As a RSPO board member representing Indonesian oil palm planters, I've put in a proposal that green premium be paid for certified palm oil," said Indonesian Palm Oil Association executive chairman Deron Bangun.
"Just like customers pay a little more for organically-grown vegetables, customers should pay a little more for certified palm products," he told Business Times at ...

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