Permalink: https://media.greenpeace.org/archive/Small-holder-Oil-Palm-Harvest-in-Sumatra-27MZIFVRQ87W.htmlConceptually similarSmall-holder Oil Palm Worker in SumatraGP043VTCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZRCompleted★★★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZSCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZTCompleted★★★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043ZUCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043VNCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043VOCompleted★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043VUCompleted★★★★★★Small-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraGP043VVCompleted★★★★View AllGP043ZVSmall-holder Oil Palm Harvest in SumatraPalm oil harvests take place twice a month and last for a week. Motorbikes are loaded with kernel and taken to Dosan where the harvest is weighed. The fruit is then taken by truck to a milling station in Lubuk Dalam.This farming activity is part of an innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production that has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.Locations:Indonesia-Southeast Asia-SumatraDate:15 May, 2012Credit:© Greenpeace / John NovisMaximum size:5500px X 3667pxKeywords:Agriculture-Day-Forests (campaign title)-KWCI (GPI)-Oil palm (plants)-Outdoors-Palm fruits-Palm oil (product)-Solutions-Sustainable agriculture-Tropical rainforestsShoot:Forest Solutions - Good Oil in SumatraOil palm plantations have expanded rapidly over the past two decades in Indonesia, clearing large swathes of natural forest and critical peatland areas. Promises of economic development and jobs to local communities have not come true for many. An innovative, independent small-holder approach to palm oil production has delivered social and economic benefits and helped protect the remaining forest. The Dosan community has committed to protecting its forests and moving to improved environmental management practices that include zero burning, no herbicide use and improved water management to maintain the peatland water system.Related Collections:Good Oil - Forest Solutions, Sumatra (Photo & Videos)