Sustainable West Africa Palm Oil Programme (SWAPP) - Phase II The Dutch and Swiss Embassies in Ghana are funding second phase of SWAPP (2018-2021), which aims to bring scale to the sustainable intensification of oil palm production and FFB processing in Ghana, Cote D’Ivoire, Liberia and Sierra Leone.  It was established under SWAPP I that when farmers and mills adopt best practices, productivity increases. To promote large scale adoption of BMP at the farm level, SMEs will be supported to access funds to establish and operate farm support services such as farm rehabilitation and maintenance, farm management, sale of agro-inputs, aggregation of fresh fruits bunches, etc.  These SMEs will benefit from training, mentoring and coaching. Small to mid-sized mills will be supported to attract investment for improved machinery and technology. Women and youth groups will be supported to attract financial support to actively engage in economic activities across the oil palm value chain in order to enhance its contribution to the Ghanaian economy.
To improve and sustain the needed skills at the farm and mill levels, the skills of especially the youth will be improved through technical, vocational and entrepreneurship training anchored on best practice and Occupational Standards generated from the Oil Palm industry.  Thus, multi-stakeholder platforms comprising training, certification awarding bodies, government and industry will be established and strengthened for active engagements leading to sustained policy impact and economic expansion of the sector.  
To enhance enabling business environment, multi-stakeholder platforms will be established and strengthened to actively engage government on sector policies.  Adoption of sustainability standards to mitigate environmental impact of project activities will be promoted.
Solidaridad believes that these pathways will make significant contribution towards an inclusive and sustainable development of the oil palm sector. •	To Increase yields, profitability and incomes through adoption of best management practices at the farm and mill levels
•	To enhance skills for economic activities through capacity building (focused on women and youth) and anchored on Oil Palm Industry generated standards.
•	To promote gender equality in the oil palm sector by promoting effective and equal participation of women in oil palm production and processing.
•	To reduce GHG emissions and deforestation through adoption of sustainability standards 
•	To improve business climate for the Oil Palm Industry and the Agricultural sector actively engaging government through lobbying and advocacy Smallholder farmers, small, mid-sized and large processing mills, Service Providers, women and youth