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Researchers
Rosamond Naylor
Principal Investigator
Walter Falcon
Investigator
Eric Lambin
Investigator
Jim Leape
Investigator
Marshall Burke
Investigator
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Hau Lee
Investigator
Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Thoma Professor of Operations, Information and Technology, Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Erica Plambeck
Investigator
Charles A. Holloway Professor of Operations, Information & Technology, Stanford Graduate School of Business
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Ryan Edwards
Investigator
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This project focuses on private and public sector strategies for promoting sustainable palm oil, with sustainability defined by environmental, social, and economic objectives. The main goals are:
- To identify operational nodes within the palm oil value chain that can be modified to enhance rural incomes, alleviate poverty, and reduce tropical deforestation
- To build capacity in palm oil producing countries through government, NGO, and private sector partnerships to help ensure a steady transition toward smallholder participation and minimal deforestation. The project will focus on three countries where oil palm is a dominant commercial crop or a rapidly emerging commercial crop: Indonesia, Ghana, and Cameroon.