ABSTRACT The Central Bureau of Statistics of Riau Province recorded that the area of oil palm plantations in Riau province is 2,435,540 hectares, with a production of 6,641,338 tons/year. The size of the area of oil palm plantations and also the amount of production, is not directly proportional to the situation for independent oil palm farmers in Bangko Lestari Village, Bangko Pusako District…