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A peat forest stands naked 18 months after it was burnt to clear land. The forest is located in the concession of Golden Agri Resources, and was set aside for conservation. GAR plans to restore the forest, which will take 25-30 years. Image: Eco-Business

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How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

...smallholders in a way that is accurate and not too costly. The challenge is finding a simple platform that works in areas of low connectivity and bandwidth like West Kalimantan, and then scaling it, s...

11 四月 2017

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

...smallholders to multinational agricultural giants, says Montgomery. Even in commercial agriculture where economic reliance on a single agricultural commodity is core to the business, mulching and no-...

19 三月 2018

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

新闻 / 粮食和农业

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

Thirty-six of the biggest names in agriculture have teamed up to launch the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA), which aims to tackle the key challenges facing agricultural supply chains across the wo...

30 十一月 2016

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

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10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

By growing their enterprises in ways that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the private sector could unlock US$5 trillion in business opportunities and create 230 million new jobs i...

5 六月 2017

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

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El Niño over, but its victims still need help

Over 400 million people have been affected by the El Niño weather event that ended around the middle of this year. The droughts it led to are continuing the affect farmers worldwide, says a report by ...

14 十一月 2016

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

...smallholders and workers are properly accommodated,” Marcus Colchester of the Forest Peoples Programme said in a statement. “Respect for customary rights, food security, community involvement in land ...

10 十一月 2016

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

观点 / 粮食和农业

Livestock and sustainable development do mix

...smallholders from accessing inputs, services and markets — and markets increasingly require traceable products, stringent hygiene and large volumes. Collective action is often vital to overcoming such...

30 五月 2016

Livestock and sustainable development do mix

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops

For millions of people around the world, a cup of coffee is necessary to start the day. Though it might seem like the supply of this popular commodity is endless, climate change and a growing demand i...

2 十二月 2016

Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops

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First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification

...smallholders additional income. The main root and trunk of the tree remains sequestering carbon. Biomass Group (parent company) is now implementing an IT system to track every farmer, monitor the fue...

9 十一月 2015

First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification

smallholder farmer burns field in Indonesia

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Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore

...smallholders in the province continued to burn land for agriculture, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said on Tuesday. Data from Global Forest Watch shows the district of Ketapang recorded 144 f...

14 九月 2016

Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger

...smallholders and family farmers-- with timely and accessible content on markets, sustainable and efficient farming practices and new technologies.” The FAO Director General highlighted joint work betw...

9 六月 2016

Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

...smallholders by the end of this year. ISPO aims to rein in illegal practices in the production of what has become the world’s most controversial edible oil by requiring plantations to comply with the ...

22 二月 2016

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

新闻 / 粮食和农业

A new business model for palm oil?

...smallholders increase their productivity, "which is always lower than plantation-based enterprises," he notes. RSPO also has a fund in place to help smallholders to attain the sustainability certific...

16 十月 2015

A new business model for palm oil?

新闻 / 粮食和农业

RM53 million allocated for oil palm smallholders to get certification

...smallholders would not encounter problems when selling their produce after getting the certification. "We want smallholders to gain recognition, but the cost of getting the MSPO is rather high. That i...

4 八月 2015

RM53 million allocated for oil palm smallholders to get certification

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Better water use can cut global food gap

...smallholders,” he says. In theory, the gains could be massive, but the authors acknowledge that getting local people to adopt best practice remains a challenge. They have been careful to limit their e...

17 二月 2016

Better water use can cut global food gap

新闻 / 碳与气候

Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare

...smallholders to clear land, and were particularly bad in 2015 because of a prolonged dry season caused by the El Nino weather pattern. Indonesian President Joko Widodo has urged authorities to contain...

9 三月 2016

Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare

A farmer inspects his crops in a drought-stricken farm land.

新闻 / 粮食和农业

To fight climate change, invest in agriculture

In addition to reducing poverty and hunger, agriculture can play a crucial role in making the response to climate change responsible and more effective, Maria-Helena Semedo, FAO Deputy Director-Genera...

27 四月 2016

To fight climate change, invest in agriculture

新闻 / 政策和金融

Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies

Divisions have started to appear between Indonesian government ministries over how to tackle peatland fires that have caused choking smoke to spread across much of Southeast Asia. Indonesia and the wi...

20 十一月 2015

Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies

观点 / 政策和金融

Refugees and rural poverty

Development experts and policymakers understandably focus on migration to urban areas and the need for sustainable urbanization. But they should not lose sight of the dramatic changes happening in rur...

14 九月 2016

Refugees and rural poverty

观点 / 碳与气候

Climate change is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution

...smallholders to improve food security while increasing household income potential. Olivier De Schutter, a former U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, has argued that agroecological food produ...

21 三月 2017

Climate change is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution

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Record-breaking Philippines typhoon season was ‘supercharged’ by climate change

This year’s record-breaking typhoon season in the Philippines – which saw six consecutive storm systems hit the country …
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RSPO on new standards: Human rights due diligence is here to stay

EB工作室 The rules will ensure safeguards are in place to strengthen labour conditions and close loopholes to curtail land …
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Temasek-backed agritech firm eFishery suspends co-founders over alleged embezzlement

Just months after talking about going public following a successful US$200 million funding round, Southeast Asia’s first agritech …
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Sustainability innovations that made headlines in 2024

Climate tech financing has dwindled in recent years, while investor doubts on alternative proteins persist. In a difficult …
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Trapped between conflict and climate disaster, women in Myanmar find limited channels to seek social support: research

Forced conscription has led to an exodus of men, forcing women to take on the role of primary …
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Developing countries’ debt fears increase with new climate finance

Pakistan's Sherry Rehman said climate finance debt is pushing developing countries into "recovery traps".

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