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Food & Agriculture
China farming boom has left ecosystems in danger of total collapse
...
smallholders
, probably involving a more efficient coordination between agencies. Global problem But there’s a larger-scale context to this problem that may affect us all. China’s grain production has ...
27 Feb 2015
China farming boom has left ecosystems in danger of total collapse
Press Releases /
CottonConnect
Cotton sustainability: Significant opportunity for brands in China
CottonConnect says the shifting cotton market in China offers a valuable window of opportunity for international companies to invest and build a more resilient cotton supply in one of the world’...
26 Feb 2015
Cotton sustainability: Significant opportunity for brands in China
News /
Food & Agriculture
PepsiCo signs contract-farming MoU with VN potato growers
PepsiCo Foods Vietnam Co (PFVC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Vietnamese Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Phivang Collaboration of Farmers in Vietnam ...
13 Oct 2014
PepsiCo signs contract-farming MoU with VN potato growers
News /
CSR
Olam charts new path towards responsible growth
Please tell us, in a sentence, what it is you do. In my role as global head of corporate and sustainability communications, I am tasked with building and protecting reputational capital for Olam Inte...
13 Apr 2015
Olam charts new path towards responsible growth
News /
Food & Agriculture
RSPO orders Golden Agri to stop new palm oil development
The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) on Wednesday ordered Singapore-based palm oil giant Golden Agri-Resources to prove that its operations on a controversial concession in Indonesia have ad...
9 May 2015
RSPO orders Golden Agri to stop new palm oil development
News /
Food & Agriculture
5 things about palm oil expansion in the Philippines
...
smallholders
in planting this crop, which is different from their usual produce of either coconut, sugar, cacao and others. The working group recommended that the government increase education and tra...
30 Jul 2014
5 things about palm oil expansion in the Philippines
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
...
smallholders
will always be the wobbly leg on the PES negotiation table. While some exciting examples show how finance can be tapped, care needs to be in place. Deals must be fair, with meaningful inc...
29 Jan 2014
Who will pay for ecosystem services?
News /
Food & Agriculture
New ZSL toolkit boosts transparency for palm oil
...
smallholders
and the locations of mill sites to aid traceability and accountability. “We hope that more oil palm growers will consider their scores on the toolkit and discuss this with us,” said Horne...
19 Nov 2014
New ZSL toolkit boosts transparency for palm oil
News /
Food & Agriculture
Biofuel development should not compromise food security, says CFS
...
smallholders
." The 7-11 October meeting drew nearly 750 people, including over 130 government delegations, 100 civil society and 50 private sector organizations. Following the talks, the CFS also agr...
14 Oct 2013
Biofuel development should not compromise food security, says CFS
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Carbon & Climate
Using a cross-sectoral landscapes approach to improve forest livelihoods
...
smallholders
all over the world already use a landscape approach to managing resources, and the good news for them is that we have now, at last, actively embraced it too,” said Christine Padoch, direc...
21 Nov 2013
Using a cross-sectoral landscapes approach to improve forest livelihoods
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
The GMO dilemma
“The first essential component of social justice is adequate food for all mankind.” So said Norman Borlaug. Borlaug, a biologist and Nobel laureate, has been credited with saving a billion lives. Thro...
8 Jul 2014
The GMO dilemma
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Policy & Finance
Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
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smallholders
are often not the primary drivers of Amazonian deforestation – but they are a part of the picture, as clearing the forest is often used as a way to establish rights to land. In fact, Braz...
5 Nov 2013
Land rights: Both prerequisite and incentive for smallholder-based REDD+
Press Releases /
CSR Asia Ltd.
Lifting the lid on the cocoa industry
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Smallholders
can find better returns growing other commodities. Consumers, who have a growing passion for chocolate products, will ultimately pay a greater price if the industry does not shift to an i...
11 Jul 2014
Lifting the lid on the cocoa industry
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Carbon & Climate
Wilmar assures S'wak it will continue to buy crude palm oil
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smallholders
and farmers to develop NCR land sustainably, irrespective of whether it was peat land or not. “We will also look into working with your various government agencies to look into areas bein...
7 Mar 2014
Wilmar assures S'wak it will continue to buy crude palm oil
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
How to stop climate change making food less nutritious?
In Africa, where some 280 million people are already malnourished, any further difficulty in accessing nutritious food will be a problem. Africa has more stunted children today than it did 20 years ag...
22 Jul 2014
How to stop climate change making food less nutritious?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Top 5 need-to-knows about conservation agriculture
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smallholders
to scale-up production. This support should include legal land tenure, global policies for a level playing field, access to capital and markets, structured training, and investment in tec...
7 Aug 2014
Top 5 need-to-knows about conservation agriculture
News /
Food & Agriculture
Palawan palm oil presence likely to grow, industry rep denies harmful impact
Plans to convert eight million hectares of land for palm oil production on Palawan island in the Philippines have been met with opposition from environmental and social advocacy groups, with a petitio...
2 Jan 2015
Palawan palm oil presence likely to grow, industry rep denies harmful impact
News /
CSR
Cargill launches sustainability programme for oil palm
smallholders
...
smallholders
, mainly from the state of Perak, in the course of three years. Currently, there are about 177,000 oil palm
smallholders
in Malaysia operating on 14 per cent of the country’s total oil pa...
26 Jun 2013
Cargill launches sustainability programme for oil palm smallholders
Press Releases /
Cargill Asia Pacific
Cargill launches oil palm smallholder program in Malaysia
...
smallholders
. It is one of the first programs in Malaysia that is focused on sustainable palm oil production through partnerships with independent
smallholders
, palm oil dealers, mills and refi...
25 Jun 2013
Cargill launches oil palm smallholder program in Malaysia
News /
Food & Agriculture
Climate change threatens your cup of coffee as soon as 2020
Areas suitable for coffee growing will decrease substantially by as soon as 2020 due to climate change impacts in major producing countries, a new report warns. "The situation is alarming," said the C...
3 Jul 2014
Climate change threatens your cup of coffee as soon as 2020
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Carbon & Climate
Japan-led decarbonisation forum called out for promoting ‘false’ climate solutions to Indonesia
Billed as a platform to advance decarbonisation and boosting economic growth, environmentalists say the Asia Zero Emission Community …
Japan-led decarbonisation forum called out for promoting 'false' climate solutions to Indonesia
News /
Food & Agriculture
Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers
EB Studio
Beyond adapting to new regulations on sustainability and deforestation, the palm oil industry also needs to leverage technology …
Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers
News /
Food & Agriculture
Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay ‘an act of nature vandalism’
After sustained pressure from commodity producers and resistance from its own members, the EU Commission decided to postpone …
Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'
News /
Food & Agriculture
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
Large trials in Indonesia and Malaysia are showing it is possible to become sustainable without damaging productivity or …
Can regenerative agriculture make palm oil sustainable?
News /
Carbon & Climate
Malaysia’s draft climate change bill seeks to establish emissions trading scheme
Emissions thresholds will be set for organisations, starting with hard-to-abate sectors or large emitters. The draft bill also …
Malaysia’s draft climate change bill seeks to establish emissions trading scheme
News /
Carbon & Climate
Why is the weather becoming more extreme?
Climate change is making floods, heatwaves and storms more frequent and more intense; scientists warn emissions must be …
Why is the weather becoming more extreme?
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