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West Papua’s big palm oil plantations rip-off
An Indonesian oil palm plantation in which Norway has a financial stake paid Papuan tribal landowners as little as US$0.65 per hectare for their forestland, the Environmental Investigation Agency (...
17 May 2012
West Papua’s big palm oil plantations rip-off
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Food & Agriculture
Cocoa growers target global market
Viet Nam hopes to become a major supplier of cocoa beans in the world market, with production of 50,000 tonnes of fermented beans by 2020. It plans to have 50,000ha under cocoa cultivation, of which 4...
18 Jun 2012
Cocoa growers target global market
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Policy & Finance
UNEP, IFAD launch joint policy on sustainable agriculture
...
smallholders
. IFAD and UNEP argue that focusing aid and investment on the 500 million smallholdings interspersed throughout developing countries will address poverty and natural resource issues at ...
3 Jun 2011
UNEP, IFAD launch joint policy on sustainable agriculture
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Food & Agriculture
The secrets of palm oil: a Q & A with food expert Kurt Berger
Palm oil is a widely-used commodity across the globe, especially in Asia Pacific. Major producers of palm oil include Malaysia and Indonesia, where a range of businesses from smallholder farmers to bi...
26 Feb 2013
The secrets of palm oil: a Q & A with food expert Kurt Berger
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Policy & Finance
Malaysia, Indonesia refute EPA report on palm oil-based biofuels
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smallholders
as well as alleviate poverty in rural areas. US-Malaysia bilateral trade in 2011 was at US$36.9 billion (RM113.496 billion), while US-Indonesia trade was US$27 billion (RM83.045 billion)....
23 Mar 2012
Malaysia, Indonesia refute EPA report on palm oil-based biofuels
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Water
Driving change in water use amongst India's cotton farmers
In India, there are over 4 million smallholder farmers who produce cotton on less than one hectare, many of whom run up huge debts to purchase pesticides and fertilisers in order to protect their c...
18 Jul 2012
Driving change in water use amongst India's cotton farmers
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Carbon & Climate
Ministry to rehabilitate 500 thousand hectares of forest
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smallholders
timber estate (HTR) on a 500,000 hectares of land. A further 500,000 hectares would be developed as societal forest and village forest with another 50,000 hectares of
smallholders
partner...
18 Jun 2011
Ministry to rehabilitate 500 thousand hectares of forest
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Food & Agriculture
Forests, potential solution in the fight against hunger
The role of forests in providing timber and other wood products must not overshadow their important contribution to feeding many of the world's poorest communities, a group of international forest org...
26 Oct 2011
Forests, potential solution in the fight against hunger
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Carbon & Climate
Central Kalimantan may complete provincial REDD+ strategy in 2 months
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smallholders
in one village or several villages” into one project, he said. In December last year, the Indonesian government selected Central Kalimantan as a pilot province for REDD+ under an agreemen...
19 Jul 2011
Central Kalimantan may complete provincial REDD+ strategy in 2 months
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Food & Agriculture
Sustainable palm oil body to release inaugural Growth Interpretation Narrative this week
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smallholders
and new frontiers,” he added. Malaysia for example, is the largest grower of RSPO certified products. To date, it has 72 mills certified, a production area of 534,861 ha, 2.69 million ton...
5 Mar 2012
Sustainable palm oil body to release inaugural Growth Interpretation Narrative this week
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Policy & Finance
Malaysia to send reps for Aussie palm oil bill panel hearing
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smallholders
represented 40% of the industry, which meant if this commodity should be labelled as something unsafe to consume, it would affect the source of livelihood for a lot of people in Malaysia....
8 Aug 2011
Malaysia to send reps for Aussie palm oil bill panel hearing
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Food & Agriculture
FAO stresses hunger eradication for ensuring sustainable development
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smallholders
and income generation opportunities with the strengthening of safety nets, cash for work and cash transfer programmes that contribute to strengthening of local production and consumption ...
31 May 2012
FAO stresses hunger eradication for ensuring sustainable development
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Food & Agriculture
Prawns bring new life to flooded Bangladesh fields
For six months of the year, Bangladeshi rice farmer Raj Mia and his wife suffered as the annual monsoon rains flooded their fields, leaving them unable to feed their five children. "For months, we had...
20 Dec 2011
Prawns bring new life to flooded Bangladesh fields
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Food & Agriculture
Small-scale dairy production: a way out of poverty
...
smallholders
achieve relatively high incomes per litre of milk. They are also comparatively resilient to rising feed prices as they usually only use small amounts of purchased feed. Growing consumer d...
29 Sep 2010
Small-scale dairy production: a way out of poverty
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Energy
Rising biomass demand could drive land grabs: report
Rising global demand for cleaner energy from biomass could drive more land acquisition in poorer nations where food security and land rights are weak, an International Institute for Environment and De...
30 Aug 2011
Rising biomass demand could drive land grabs: report
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Food & Agriculture
GTP: Sustainable Palm Oil Clusters oils path to higher yields
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smallholders
through the RSPO certification. “Produce from fresh fruit bunches (FFB) are expected to increase by 30 per cent within three years of RSPO cer tification.” “The quality of FFB is also exp...
10 Nov 2010
GTP: Sustainable Palm Oil Clusters oils path to higher yields
News /
Food & Agriculture
Cambodia’s untapped farming potential
A few weeks ago, Oxfam released one of the most crucial and ambitious international programs in its history. The GROW campaign, for a world without hunger, has been described by no less a person than ...
5 Jul 2011
Cambodia’s untapped farming potential
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Policy & Finance
Record number of delegates attend Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil meeting
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smallholders
in the growing regions by funding their RSPO certification cost. Webber pointed out that huge efforts were also seen in the RSPO greenhouse gases (GHG) working group which had come up wit...
28 Nov 2011
Record number of delegates attend Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil meeting
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Carbon & Climate
Forest stewards group receives certification biodiversity
...
smallholders
have signed a contract with the Global Forest&Trade Network (GFTN) in Viet Nam, which offered a price 25 per cent higher than the local market price for uncertified timber. In additio...
10 Nov 2010
Forest stewards group receives certification biodiversity
News /
Food & Agriculture
Driptech makes a splash as China invests $600 billion in water conservation
The Palo Alto-based company is rapidly expanding in India and China with a simple tool to save farmers and governments large amounts of water and cash. China is getting ready to invest over $600 b...
10 Mar 2011
Driptech makes a splash as China invests $600 billion in water conservation
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Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers
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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
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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
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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?
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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
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia’s sustainable finance taxonomy is Asia’s ‘least stringent’ for classifying new coal plants as green: study
The taxonomies of Singapore and Thailand are Southeast Asia's most robust, according to a report by the Institute …
Indonesia's sustainable finance taxonomy is Asia's 'least stringent' for classifying new coal plants as green: study
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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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