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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

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Apr 2017

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

Berita / Karbon & Iklim

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 Jun 2017

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

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Nov 2016

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

Berita / Karbon & Iklim

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 Nov 2016

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Nov 2016

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

Opini / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Mei 2016

Livestock and sustainable development do mix

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Des 2016

Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops

smallholder farmer burns field in Indonesia

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Sep 2016

Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore

Press Releases / Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Services

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 Nov 2015

First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Jun 2016

Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Feb 2016

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Okt 2015

A new business model for palm oil?

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Feb 2016

Better water use can cut global food gap

Opini / Karbon & Iklim

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 Mar 2017

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

Opini / Kebijakan & Keuangan

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 Sep 2016

Refugees and rural poverty

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Agu 2015

RM53 million allocated for oil palm smallholders to get certification

Berita / Karbon & Iklim

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 Mar 2016

Indonesian province declares emergency as forest fires flare

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

Berita / Pangan & Agrikultur

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 Apr 2016

To fight climate change, invest in agriculture

Berita / Kebijakan & Keuangan

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 Nov 2015

Indonesian govt ministers at odds over peatland haze policies

Opini / Manufaktur

Conservation in palm oil is possible

Whereas most oil palm concessions are associated with the destruction of orangutan habitat, at least one company, PT KAL in West Kalimantan, stands out for protecting some 150 orangutans in its conces...

28 Nov 2016

Conservation in palm oil is possible

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