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Arconesia: End-to-end Platform for Sustainable Oil Palm via Intercropping System
Authors: Jusrian Saubara Orpayanda, Msc

Intercropping provides an alternative income for farmers during the three-year oil palm replanting period. However, it requires substantial capital, labour, and knowledge, posing challenges for many farmers. To address this, we created Arconesia, a digital platform offering end-to-end upstream services through an ecosystem financing scheme for oil palm intercropping. This platform integrates stakeholders, including off-takers with contracts, agro-input suppliers, and agronomists assisting farmers. Since 2021, Arconesia has engaged 250 farmers, with financing partners providing about 400,000 Euros in working capital. Currently, 8,000 hectares of oil palm land are registered for intercropping system. In collaboration with the SustainPalm project, we have established living labs in Bengkulu Province. Along with students from Wageningen University and Van Hall Larenstein University, we monitor social and environmental impacts in our living labs. Our observations show that intercropping can increase farmers' income, empower womens, enhance biodiversity levels and carbon sequestration compared to monoculture systems. Monitoring results also indicate that intercropped commodities do not negatively affect oil palm growth. In fact, oil palms benefit from nutrient sharing and weed control, making it cost-effective for oil palm farmers during the replanting period.

Should you have any questions, please contact :

Jusrian Saubara Orpayanda, Msc

yanda@arconesia.com

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