Table 2
Examples of public policies applied in the Americas to support oil palm development; (b) Countries where public policies remain mostly incentive.
Exemples de politiques publiques appliquées en Amérique pour accompagner le développement du secteur élaéicole ; (b) Pays où les politiques publiques restent majoritairement incitatrices.
| Country | Title of the public policy | Year(s) | Content of the public policy | Objectives of the policy | Incentive | Regulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa Rica | Plan nacional de oleaginosas | 1984–1989 | ● offer loans to oil palm growers | X | ||
| Ley de la Republica N°7062 | 1986 | ● grant credits to producers ● provide advice and training ● construction of an agro-industrial cooperative |
X | |||
| Proyecto Agroindustrial de Palma Aceitera | 1990 | ● favor the construction of two processing plants for cooperative producers | limit the monopolistic structure of the sector | X | ||
| Guatemala | Decreto 29-89 (artículo 12) of the « Ley de Fomento y Desarrollo de la Actividad Exportadora y de Maquila » | 1989 | ● provide large oil palm companies with tax exemption for 10 years | X | ||
| Decreto 52-2003, of the « Ley de Incentivos para el Desarrollo de Proyectos de Energía Renovable » | 2003 | ● provide tax exemption to companies producing energy from palm oil ● provide VAT refunds to exporters |
X | |||
| PROPALMA | 2008 | ● provide financial assistance to small producers (< 25 ha) | boost oil palm cultivation | X | ||
| Honduras | Mesa Agricola Palma Africana (part of the Mesa Agricola Hondureña) | 2002 | guide and rule oil palm industry | X | ||
| Acuerdo Marco para la competitividad de la palma africana y otras palmáceas | 2006 | ● offer a financial system adapted to late-yielding crops ● provide technical assistance ● assist the transport of FFB |
X | |||
| Mexico | Programa Nacional de la Palma (part of the Programa de la Alianza para el Campo) | 1996–2005 | promote oil palm plantation in Chiapas and Campeche states, and from 1998 in Tabasco and Veracruz | X | ||
| Sistema Producto Palma de Aceite (created by the Articulo 143 in the Ley de Desarrollo Rural Sustentable – LDRS) | 2004 | organize and promote sectors with high production and market potential, increase the sector’s productivity and profitability | X | |||
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