Analysis of the Sustainability of Oil Palm Farming on Plasma Farmers in Sungai Lilin District Musi Banyuasin Regency South Sumatra Province Indonesia

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Destiya Rospiani, Lifianthi, Dwi Wulan Sari

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The aims of this research are to 1). Assessing the sustainable condition of smallholder oil palm farming based on social, economic, technical, environmental, and institutional dimensions on Indonesia Sustainable Palm Oil (ISPO) criteria in Sungai Lilin District, Banyuasin Regency. The location was selected by purposive location sampling in Sungai Lilin District, Musi Banyuasin Regency, and collected data research on October 2021. This research used a survey method and the sample used a random method (simple random sampling) by taking 72 palm oil plasma farmers. Empirical data were analyzed using the Rapfish Software and data was collected through in-depth interviews. The results of the analysis of The sustainability of sustainable oil palm plantations are included in the medium criteria with average sustainability index value of 51.92%, the social, economic, and technical dimensions are in the less criteria, while the environmental dimensions are in the good criteria and the institutional dimensions are in the medium criteria. Furthermore, the most sensitive indicators to the social dimension are public perception and the intensity and effectiveness of extension. The economic dimension is land productivity or income and agricultural inputs. The technical dimensions are technical planting and pest control.

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