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Kofi Annan calls for food stability, moderation on speculation
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smallholders
are leading agricultural and economic growth. Mr Nwanze called on developed countries to support developing agriculture nations with the right policies and investments, and for these latt...
19 Feb 2011
Kofi Annan calls for food stability, moderation on speculation
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Food & Agriculture
Malaysian Palm Oil Association won’t quit Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
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smallholders
. The MPOA members' hectarage represent about 70% of the three million ha under the estate group. MPOA Class 1 members with hectarage exceeding 40,000ha and direct members of RSPO include ...
6 Oct 2011
Malaysian Palm Oil Association won’t quit Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
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Policy & Finance
Pressing palm oil issues
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smallholders
holdings at a panel discussion chaired by Malaysian Palm Oil Council CEO Tan Sri Yusof Basiron. Malaysian Palm Oil Board director-general Datuk Choo Yuen May said MPOB encouraged the indu...
22 Jun 2011
Pressing palm oil issues
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Carbon & Climate
Resource revolution needed, by Jeremy Oppenheim & Richard Dobbs
The agreement in Durban to launch a new negotiating process to develop a legally binding agreement to limit GHG emissions (to come into force in 2020), was an important landmark. But governments need ...
20 Feb 2012
Resource revolution needed, by Jeremy Oppenheim & Richard Dobbs
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Food & Agriculture
Leaders commit to sustainable agriculture, food security in East Asia
A concerted effort is needed to develop sustainable solutions for global food security problems, government officials and business leaders said today at the 20th World Economic Forum on East Asia in J...
13 Jun 2011
Leaders commit to sustainable agriculture, food security in East Asia
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Food & Agriculture
Indonesia to launch Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil standard
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smallholders
. The chairman of Gapki of North Sumatra chapter, Balaman Tarigan, said Gapki members are ready to get the ISPO certificate although some already had RSPO certificate.
30 Mar 2011
Indonesia to launch Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil standard
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Energy
Farmers hurt as pressure on arable land grows: UN
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smallholders
are shrinking year after year. Farmers are often relegated to soils that are arid, hilly or without irrigation," he said in a new report presented to the U.N. General Assembly. "This pose...
21 Oct 2010
Farmers hurt as pressure on arable land grows: UN
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Higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay
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smallholders
in low-income food-deficit countries, he added. G20 The Outlook reinforces the core messages for mitigating and managing price volatility in a recent inter-agency report to the G20, P...
17 Jun 2011
Higher agriculture commodity prices here to stay
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Food & Agriculture
New oil palm clone set to double palm oil yield up to 10 tonnes per ha
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smallholders
and plantations in Sabah. At the current crude palm oil price, a smallholder with 6ha can potentially earn an incremental income of RM30,000 a year using cloned shoots, Tan added. Meanwhi...
28 Sep 2010
New oil palm clone set to double palm oil yield up to 10 tonnes per ha
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Eco-Business
Save and Grow farming model launched by FAO
FAO today announced the launch of a major new initiative intended to produce more food for a growing world population in an environmentally sustainable way. FAO's call for sustainable crop production...
13 Jun 2011
Save and Grow farming model launched by FAO
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Food & Agriculture
Road to sustainable palm oil fraught with challenges
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smallholders
cultivate around 40 percent of the land devoted to oil palm. He said it made economic sense for the RSPO to bear the costs of certification since many big plantation companies process pal...
4 Dec 2010
Road to sustainable palm oil fraught with challenges
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Policy & Finance
Bank to provide funds for smallholder's forests
The Forest Development Financing Center (PPPH) which has become the Public Service Agency (BLU) authority will cooperate with bank BRI to provide at least Rp3 trillion for community forest development...
24 Oct 2010
Bank to provide funds for smallholder's forests
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Eco-Business
Near record high food prices keep poorest people on the edge
Global food prices are at high levels and when combined with continued volatility, put the poorest people in the developing world at continued risk, according to the World Bank Group’s Food Price W...
15 Aug 2011
Near record high food prices keep poorest people on the edge
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Energy
Reducing poverty by growing fuel and food
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smallholders
"Farming systems that combine food and energy crops present numerous benefits to poor rural communities," said Alexander Müller, FAO Assistant Director-General for Natural Resources. "For...
17 Feb 2011
Reducing poverty by growing fuel and food
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Carbon & Climate
SE Asian palm oil firms go on African land safari
Southeast Asian palm oil firms are turning to Africa as land runs out back home and world demand for cheap cooking oil soars, but the continent's harsh weather, high costs and land disputes could dera...
29 Apr 2011
SE Asian palm oil firms go on African land safari
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Carbon & Climate
Greener palm oil needs more Asia support: Unilever
Palm oil buyers in India and China need to join those in Europe in signing up for a certification scheme to promote sustainable palm oil, consumer goods giant Unilever said on Tuesday. The Roundtable ...
19 Oct 2010
Greener palm oil needs more Asia support: Unilever
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Carbon & Climate
Planters need to do more checks to prevent forest fire and haze
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smallholders
in Malaysia had been adopting zero-burning policy for quite sometime. In Malaysia, even though the Government had strictly imposed a ban on open burning in 1998, the practice of land clea...
26 Oct 2010
Planters need to do more checks to prevent forest fire and haze
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Energy
Start-up fund for biodiesel programme
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smallholders
in replanting activities. Replanting is widely seen as a way to enhance productivity and also to achieve Malaysia’s long-term target to achieve national average of 35 tonnes of fresh frui...
5 Oct 2010
Start-up fund for biodiesel programme
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Food & Agriculture
Truly sustainable business model eliminates “either/or” choices, by Aida Greenbury
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smallholders
slash and burn tracts for personal and community farming and agricultural needs. Government regulations ban such vandalism, but enforcing the law is difficult when resources are limited a...
14 Apr 2011
Truly sustainable business model eliminates “either/or” choices, by Aida Greenbury
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Water
Diverse water sources key to food security: report
Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns related to climate change pose a major threat to food security and economic growth, water experts said on Monday, arguing for greater investment in water storage...
5 Sep 2010
Diverse water sources key to food security: report
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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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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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Energy
Japan’s decarbonisation projects in Southeast Asia are prolonging fossil fuel use: study
Projects involving liquified natural gas, ammonia co-firing with coal plants and carbon capture and storage are designed to …
Japan’s decarbonisation projects in Southeast Asia are prolonging fossil fuel use: study
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