Inclusive & Compliant: Building Smallholder-Centric Palm Oil Supply Chains

05 Nov 2025
Main Auditorium
Agri-Tech
  • With smallholders responsible for approximately 40 per cent of palm oil production in Asia-Pacific, and new regulations on deforestation and GHG emissions raising the bar for compliance, how can the agri-food industry build transparent, compliant, and smallholder-inclusive supply chains?
  • From connectivity gaps and digital literacy to building trust, how can agribusinesses address smallholder farming challenges to implement sustainable practices and improve deforestation mapping? Which technologies designed with smallholders in mind are proving most effective?   
  • With traditional funding options often inaccessible for smallholders without land titles and collateral, how can blended finance streams create a shared risk model that scales the adoption of these solutions?
Chairperson
Prannoy Chowdhury
Prannoy Chowdhury, Associate Director - CARBON TRUST
Speakers
Tommy Sekiguchi
Tommy Sekiguchi, Senior Project Manager and Head of Group Business Management Dept., Food Business Unit - MITSUI & CO.
Ajay S Hiranandani
Ajay S Hiranandani, Head Palm Platform - LOUIS DREYFUS COMPANY (LDC)