Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil
The rise of palm oil as the world's most consumed vegetable oil has coincided with exponential growth in palm oil research activity. Bibliometric analysis of research outputs reveals a distinct imbalance in the type of research being undertaken, notably a disproportionate focus on biofuel and e...
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Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil |
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Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil |
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Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil |
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Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm Oil |
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The rise of palm oil as the world's most consumed vegetable oil has coincided with exponential growth in palm oil research activity. Bibliometric analysis of research outputs reveals a distinct imbalance in the type of research being undertaken, notably a disproportionate focus on biofuel and engineering topics. Recognizing the expansion of oil palm agriculture across the tropics and the increasing awareness of environmental, social, and economic impacts, we seek to reorientate the existing research agenda toward one that addresses the most fundamental and urgent questions defined by the palm oil stakeholder community. Following consultation with 659 stakeholders from 38 countries, including palm oil growers, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and researchers, the highest priority research questions were identified within 13 themes. The resulting 279 questions, including 26 ranked as top priority, reveal a diversity of environmental and social research challenges facing the industry, ranging from the ecological and ecosystem impacts of production, to the livelihoods of plantation workers and smallholder communities. Analysis of the knowledge type produced from these questions underscores a clear need for fundamental science programmes, and studies that involve the consultation of non-academic stakeholders to develop “transformative” solutions to the oil palm sector. Stakeholders were most aligned in their choice of priority questions across the themes of policy and certification related themes, and differed the most in environmental feedback, technology and smallholder related themes. Our recommendations include improved regional academic leadership and coordination, greater engagement with private and public stakeholders in Africa, and Central and South America, and enhanced collaborative efforts with researchers in the major consuming countries of India and China. |
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doaj-c117775250504653b8f303aed0e800d82020-11-25T01:37:16ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Forests and Global Change2624-893X2019-05-01210.3389/ffgc.2019.00013425005Co-producing a Research Agenda for Sustainable Palm OilRory Padfield0Rory Padfield1Rory Padfield2Sune Hansen3Zoe G. Davies4Albrecht Ehrensperger5Eleanor M. Slade6Eleanor M. Slade7Stephanie Evers8Stephanie Evers9Effie Papargyropoulou10Cécile Bessou11Norhayati Abdullah12Susan Page13Marc Ancrenaz14Paul Aplin15Shahirah Balqis Dzulkafli16Holly Barclay17Holly Barclay18Darshanaa Chellaiah19Sonal Choudhary20Samantha Conway21Sarah Cook22Alison Copeland23Ahimsa Campos-Arceiz24Nicolas J. Deere25Simon Drew26David Gilvear27Ross Gray28Ross Gray29Tobias Haller30Amelia S-C. Hood31Lee Kim Huat32Nhat Huynh33Nhat Huynh34Nagulendran Kangayatkarasu35Lian Pin Koh36Lian Pin Koh37Sanath Kumaran Kolandai38Robin Ah Hee Lim39Kok Loong Yeong40Kok Loong Yeong41Jennifer M. Lucey42Jennifer M. Lucey43Sarah H. Luke44Sarah H. Luke45Simon L. Mitchell46Marvin J. Montefrio47Katherine Mullin48Anand Nainar49K. Anne-Isola Nekaris50Vincent Nijman51Matheus Nunes52Siti Nurhidayu53Siti Nurhidayu54Patrick O'Reilly55Patrick O'Reilly56Chong Leong Puan57Chong Leong Puan58Chong Leong Puan59Nadine Ruppert60Hengky Salim61Greetje Schouten62Anne Tallontire63Thomas E. L. Smith64Thomas E. L. Smith65Hsiao-Hang Tao66Hsiao-Hang Tao67Mun Hou Tham68Helena Varkkey69Helena Varkkey70Jamie Wadey71Catherine M. Yule72Catherine M. Yule73Badrul Azhar74Alexander K. Sayok75Charles Vairappan76Jake E. Bicknell77Matthew J. Struebig78School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United KingdomDepartment of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United KingdomTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaPalm Oil Research Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, MalaysiaDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United KingdomCentre for Development and Environment, University of Bern, Bern, SwitzerlandDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United KingdomLancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, United KingdomTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaSchool of Natural Sciences and Psychology, Liverpool John Moore University, Liverpool, United KingdomDepartment of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United Kingdom0French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), UPR Systèmes de Pérennes, University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France1Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom3Kinabatangan Orang-utan Conservation Programme (HUTAN), Sandakan, Malaysia4Department of Geography, Edge Hill University, Ormskirk, United Kingdom5Advanced Biotechnology and Breeding Centre, Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Kajang, MalaysiaTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia6School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia6School of Science, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Malaysia7Management School, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom8Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom9Warwick Water Laboratory, School of Engineering, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom0School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom1School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, MalaysiaDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom0School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom2School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Plymouth, Plymouth, United KingdomDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom3Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park, Ascot, United Kingdom4Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland5Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom6Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, Malaysia7Environment Institute, School of Biological Sciences, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia8Conservation International, Arlington, TX, United States9Malaysian Palm Oil Certification Council, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia0Faculty of Sustainable Agriculture, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sandakan, Malaysia1Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom2South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom2South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom5Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United KingdomDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom3Division of Social Science, Yale-NUS College, Singapore, SingaporeDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United Kingdom4Ecohydrology Research Institute, The University of Tokyo Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JapanSchool of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United KingdomSchool of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom5Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom6Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia7Institute of Tropical Forests and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, MalaysiaTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom6Faculty of Forestry, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia7Institute of Tropical Forests and Forest Products, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia8Institute of Bioscience, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia9School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia0School of Engineering and Built Environment, Griffith University, Southport, QLD, Australia1Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, NetherlandsDepartment of Social Sciences, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, United KingdomTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2Department of Geography and Environment, London School of Economics and Political Science, London, United KingdomDepartment of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom3Institute of Oceanography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, TaiwanPalm Oil Research Center, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, MalaysiaTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4Department of International and Strategic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Semenyih, MalaysiaTropical Catchment Research Initiative (TROCARI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia5Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore DC, QLD, Australia9School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Gelugor, Malaysia6Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia6Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, MalaysiaDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United KingdomDurrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (DICE), School of Anthropology and Conservation, University of Kent, Canterbury, United KingdomThe rise of palm oil as the world's most consumed vegetable oil has coincided with exponential growth in palm oil research activity. Bibliometric analysis of research outputs reveals a distinct imbalance in the type of research being undertaken, notably a disproportionate focus on biofuel and engineering topics. Recognizing the expansion of oil palm agriculture across the tropics and the increasing awareness of environmental, social, and economic impacts, we seek to reorientate the existing research agenda toward one that addresses the most fundamental and urgent questions defined by the palm oil stakeholder community. Following consultation with 659 stakeholders from 38 countries, including palm oil growers, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and researchers, the highest priority research questions were identified within 13 themes. The resulting 279 questions, including 26 ranked as top priority, reveal a diversity of environmental and social research challenges facing the industry, ranging from the ecological and ecosystem impacts of production, to the livelihoods of plantation workers and smallholder communities. Analysis of the knowledge type produced from these questions underscores a clear need for fundamental science programmes, and studies that involve the consultation of non-academic stakeholders to develop “transformative” solutions to the oil palm sector. Stakeholders were most aligned in their choice of priority questions across the themes of policy and certification related themes, and differed the most in environmental feedback, technology and smallholder related themes. Our recommendations include improved regional academic leadership and coordination, greater engagement with private and public stakeholders in Africa, and Central and South America, and enhanced collaborative efforts with researchers in the major consuming countries of India and China.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/ffgc.2019.00013/fullresearch priority settingoil palm (Elaeis guineensis)agriculturecertificationpolicystakeholder engagement |