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An Australian wheat field, by James Edwards/Wheat Initiative, CC BY-SA 2.0

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture

...smallholders, pigs represent their livelihoods, says Ohlsson. "They’re used to pay dowries, for financial security. They're incredibly valuable and well taken care of, but that value is reflected by t...

10 Mei 2019

Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

...smallholders with less than 2 hectares (5 acres) of land each. The majority of farmers in the region face an uphill battle to access credit, leaving them unable to modernise, boost yields, diversify i...

12 Okt 2018

Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding

deforestation imports impact Indonesia's forests

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?

...smallholders can be more productive, as long as that doesn’t create a massive incentive to open up even more forest, they can be part of the solution. A rubber plantation in Bintan, Indonesia. Image:...

21 Mei 2019

The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road

A biodiverse patch of forest in Sumatra threatened by encroaching oil palm plantations and illegal logging could soon be carved up by a road for coal trucks. The Harapan forest spans 769 square kilome...

29 Mei 2019

A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road

Palm oil plantation in Kalimantan, Indonesia

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

...smallholders who produce palm oil in a sustainable way, Eickhout said. By incentivizing these producers, he said, “we can promote the sustainable versions.” Eickhout said the nuances of the policy wer...

15 Okt 2019

EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife

On April 3, the United Kingdom announced a ban on the sale of ivory that is “one of the toughest in the world.” By restricting the ivory trade, the UK joined other countries—including China and the Un...

9 Jul 2018

How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more

When we pick up a piece of fruit, bar of chocolate or package of flour, we don’t often think of the massive amounts of agricultural waste — the stems, leaves, seed pods and more — that never make it o...

15 Mei 2019

Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

...smallholders, who produce about 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil but often do not have access to good quality seeds, fertiliser and knowledge about better agricultural practices, shares Neville. Sh...

1 Ogo 2018

Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world

...Smallholders will have better knowledge of what and when to produce, and whom to deliver to. They can then market their produce to consumers with greater confidence, and consumers will know well ahead...

3 Apr 2018

How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world

Children in Laos get free school lunches in government and World Bank programme

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

Climate action must not leave human rights behind

Seventy years ago, in the wake of World War II, the world emerged from one of its darkest times. This led the international community to send a clear message to future generations: “Never again!” Thro...

13 Dis 2018

Climate action must not leave human rights behind

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

Palm oil—can we enjoy it responsibly?

...smallholders and rolling out new technologies to several millions of farmers is very costly,” says Suwarganada. Another promising attempt to produce oil palm in a sustainable way comes from Colombia, ...

17 Feb 2019

Palm oil—can we enjoy it responsibly?

Re-imagining a brighter future: green buildings with urban farming. Image: Olam International

Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

What does battling climate change look like?

Global agri-business Olam International and Eco-Business have launched Re-imagining a Brighter Future, a global competition looking for inspiring photographs that show how people are fighting or adapt...

1 Ogo 2018

What does battling climate change look like?

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Land rights to forest communities a must to control climate change

Forestry has become an increasingly important issue in South Asia, with the new Pakistani government touting the success of its “billion tree tsunami” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a model for a “ten billi...

13 Dis 2018

Land rights to forest communities a must to control climate change

Press Releases / Olam

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2019 winner announced

Singapore, June 6, 2019 – A unique mapping approach that will give smallholder farmers a ‘best fit’ for what to grow, where and how, has been awarded the 2019 Olam Prize for Innovati...

11 Jun 2019

Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2019 winner announced

workers in oil palm plantation in Malaysia

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Buy green palm oil or forests will suffer, industry warns

...smallholders achieve no deforestation by 2020, Ware added. The new RSPO rules run the risk of alienating smaller-scale palm oil producers, many of whom are already struggling to meet the old standards...

27 Nov 2018

Buy green palm oil or forests will suffer, industry warns

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business

On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia's capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams. Nearly 40 Ethiopians—a third of them women—sift, roast and package prize...

21 Feb 2019

The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business

Pendapat / Bangunan Hijau

Bamboo: Nature’s forgotten solution for green industry

...smallholders and policymakers. Speaking at a conference of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Paola Agostini of the World Bank summarised the problem: “I am convinced about bamboo, but we st...

18 Feb 2019

Bamboo: Nature’s forgotten solution for green industry

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Why is it so hard to sell sustainable palm oil?

...smallholders. What options will a boycott leave them with? They can’t grow anything else, because of the density of palm oil cultivation. Their other option is either to burn that palm oil off, or mov...

5 Nov 2018

Why is it so hard to sell sustainable palm oil?

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Cash is best when tackling hunger caused by drought - study

Cash handouts are the best way to support smallholder farmers struggling due to drought, but for farmers experiencing wetter weather, agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides help most, ...

29 Nov 2017

Cash is best when tackling hunger caused by drought - study

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Olam introduces new tool for more transparent supply chains

Food manufacturers may soon be able to tell consumers exactly which farm their cashew nuts were grown in, with the help of a new traceability tool developed by Olam International for its clients. Unv...

19 Apr 2018

Olam introduces new tool for more transparent supply chains

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Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates

Ahead of COP31’s opening on Monday, Brazil’s voluntary roadmap faces fossil fuel expansion and transition disputes, as rising …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy

United States election results may embolden countries to push for stronger fossil fuel commitments, but observers expect limited …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns

Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called …
Berita / Bandar-bandar

Analysis: How many times will Nepal resettle its disaster-affected?

A resettlement village set up after the 2015 earthquake was washed away in the August floods. Khalte’s destruction …
Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan

Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts

Research is ongoing into the health effects of the world’s roughly 350,000 synthetic chemicals, but what we know …
Berita / Tanggugjwab Sosial Korporat

Will Singapore’s tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations

Singapore’s amended haze law empowers the government to cut companies off from banks, suppliers and insurers without a …

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