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APOA, CPOPC and Solidaridad Partner on Sustainable Palm Oil
APOA, CPOPC, and Solidaridad are working together to make palm oil in South Asia more sustainable.
They want to ensure farmers are supported, and to track where the oil comes from to ensure responsible production.
They want consumers to make better choices.
This partnership aims to provide clear information, offer affordable oil, protect forests, and support farmers.
The goal is a reliable palm oil supply while protecting the environment.
APOA, CPOPC, and Solidaridad signed an MoU to boost sustainable palm oil collaboration.
The MoU aims to deepen producer and consumer collaboration and accelerate sustainability.
The partnership will focus on India and South Asia.
Collaboration seeks to enhance supply stability and market confidence.
The partnership will support traceable and smallholder-inclusive sourcing.
- Who
- APOA, CPOPC, and Solidaridad
- What
- Announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to promote sustainable palm oil
- Where
- Mumbai, India and South Asia
- When
- Announced September 2025 (as per existing summary); Valid for 3 years (as per existing summary)
- Why
- To deepen producer-consumer collaboration and accelerate sustainability across the palm oil value chain
Producers
Consumers
Collaboration and Market Confidence
Producers
Build informed awareness that encourages responsible choices and strengthens health outcomes, economic resilience and environmental stewardship.
Consumers
Ensure consumers in India and across South Asia have edible oils that are affordable, traceable, and responsibly produced.
Key facts
- Key Players
- APOA, CPOPC, and Solidaridad
- Focus
- Sustainable palm oil in India and South Asia
- Collaboration Goal
- Deepen producer-consumer collaboration and accelerate sustainability
- Key Benefit
- Stable supply and market confidence in South Asia
- Traceability Tool
- SoliTrace
- Joint Working Group
- APOA and CPOPC co-chair, Solidaridad as Technical Secretariat
Quotes
Izzana Salleh
Secretary General of CPOPC
“This collaboration signals our collective commitment to a responsible palm oil production and consumption for a long-term market confidence.”
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“CPOPC bridges the gap between producers and consumer markets by upholding fair-trade principles and evidence-based dialogue.”
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Dr. Shatadru Chattopadhayay
Managing Director, Solidaridad Asia
“Consumers in India and across South Asia deserve edible oils that are affordable, traceable and responsibly produced.”
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“Our role is to ensure that sustainability is practical for producers and meaningful for buyers.”
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Dr B. V. Mehta
Executive Director, Solvent Extractors’ Association of India
“By working with producing countries, we can build informed awareness that encourages responsible choices and strengthens health outcomes, economic resilience and environmental stewardship.”
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“This initiative will help Indian and South Asian consumers to have a clear, evidence- based information on palm oil’s nutritional profile, its role in keeping edible oils affordable, and the progress producers are making to protect forests and support smallholders.”
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Atul Chaturvedi
Chairman, APOA
“At a time when food security and price stability are front of mind for families and businesses across South Asia, this partnership gives producers and consumers a formal table to strengthen collaboration and foster mutual understanding in addressing shared challenges.”
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