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Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

Pushing GMS food up the value chain

...smallholders are also becoming better at reaching out to regional and global markets. Connectivity to international markets expands the income pathways of small farmers. Agricultural and food trade in...

4 Jan 2018

Pushing GMS food up the value chain

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry in the direction of sustainability

...Smallholders turn slowly to integrated farming Faced with a rapidly deteriorating Mekong region and the challenge of working with thousands of small farmers like Hung and Le, Vietnamese authorities an...

20 Jul 2018

Pushing Vietnam’s shrimp industry in the direction of sustainability

Dawn on the border of the Juma Reserve in the Brazilian Amazon

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

The bleak fate of the Amazon

Last month, a deeply divided Brazil voted to elect its next president. Faced with a choice between Fernando Haddad of the leftist Workers’ Party and the right-wing extremist Jair Bolsonaro, Brazilians...

22 Nov 2018

The bleak fate of the Amazon

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Intensified farming ‘rarely’ aids wellbeing, environment

...smallholders in the cases studied often struggle to move from subsistence to commercial farming, and the challenges involved are not currently well reflected in many intensification strategies. Phil D...

17 Jul 2018

Intensified farming ‘rarely’ aids wellbeing, environment

The women of Tongaradha village in Bangladesh

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions

My village, Tajpur, in the Lalmonirhat district of northern Bangladesh is very green and beautiful. It sits beside the river Tista and most of our community members work in agriculture. The area is pr...

18 Oct 2018

The power of rural women to reduce global food insecurity and cut emissions

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

10 biggest changes of the decade for forests

The last decade was pivotal for the world’s forests. The 2010s saw the rise of unprecedented new commitments — from governments and the private sector alike — to bring deforestation to heel. The UN RE...

20 Jan 2020

10 biggest changes of the decade for forests

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests

Dutch bank Rabobank and U.N. Environment have announced a $1 billion programme to finance new ways of farming that curb emissions, restore the land and protect forests. Agriculture produces about 24 p...

20 Oct 2017

$1 billion programme launched to restore land, protect forests

Pendapat / Gaya Hidup

In the world of sustainability, colonialism is not dead

Last week, Scandinavian fashion label and global It-brand Ganni hardly caused a stir when it closed Copenhagen Fashion Week with a sustainability-themed showcase titled “Life on Earth.” Considering th...

13 Feb 2019

In the world of sustainability, colonialism is not dead

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Conservation entrepreneurs are ready to get down to business. Watch their pitches here.

Business is booming in the arena of “nature-based” companies, which includes ventures ranging from ecological restoration companies to ecotourism to sustainable commodity production. One study estimat...

20 Aug 2018

Conservation entrepreneurs are ready to get down to business. Watch their pitches here.

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Indonesian parliament pushes to pass palm oil legislation this year

...smallholders and rural and indigenous communities. A key criticism is that it advocates the clearing of peatlands for plantations — a position at odds with the administration of President Joko “Jokow...

16 Jan 2018

Indonesian parliament pushes to pass palm oil legislation this year

Pendapat / CSR

Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

Trees do a lot more for us than you probably think. Their roots prevent soil from eroding, their canopies provide shade and their leaves decompose into nutrients for crops, which feed livestock. Trees...

27 Sep 2018

Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Can the palm oil industry ever be fully sustainable?

...smallholders, and navigate a web of cultural and behavioural factors to drive a change in how they operate, including the elimination of the slash and burn approach to land clearing that has troubled ...

10 Nov 2017

Can the palm oil industry ever be fully sustainable?

Berita / Pembuatan

Work with suppliers, not against them, to end modern slavery

Companies that cut off a supply chain where forced or child labour exists may inadvertently worsen the situation for victims, said experts at a recent closed door event on modern slavery in Singapore....

14 Nov 2018

Work with suppliers, not against them, to end modern slavery

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?

...smallholders—to invest in certification. “For farmers who don’t have to change anything, it’s a no-regret effort to get certified,” Börner said. “But for those who would have to significantly adjust t...

12 Oct 2018

Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

Agribusinesses can help ASEAN achieve the SDGs

...smallholders in their operations. As smallholders become more productive, they are able to invest in new business opportunities, increase their purchasing power, build resilience, and save for the fut...

29 May 2017

Agribusinesses can help ASEAN achieve the SDGs

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

How do companies benefit from sustainable palm oil certification?

In Southeast Asia, the heartland of the palm oil trade, firms of all sizes and sectors face scrutiny from consumers and environmental groups to prove that this cheap, versatile ingredient found in hal...

9 Nov 2018

How do companies benefit from sustainable palm oil certification?

A farmer in India ploughs his field with some help

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

...smallholders – which is generally considered to mean they have two hectares or less of land. The main crops are wheat, maize, rice, millets, pulses, sugarcane and oil-seeds. Indian farmers must conten...

20 Feb 2018

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste

FAO is entering an innovative strategic partnership with Unilever aimed at helping countries in their efforts to reduce food loss and waste and tackle climate change, in the context of the Sustainable...

25 Sep 2017

UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

What do Indonesians really think about palm oil?

The farming and production of palm oil has formed the backbone of many communities in Indonesia, the world's largest producer of the world's most widely consumed edible oil. Palm oil accounts for 11 p...

16 Jan 2019

What do Indonesians really think about palm oil?

Gateway to palm oil plantation Riau Indonesia

Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

Its name in Indonesian means “hope,” but there seems to be little of that remaining for the Harapan rainforest, a tropical woodland oasis in an ever-expanding desert of oil palm plantations in Sumatra...

12 Nov 2018

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

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Musim Mas stalwart Carolyn Lim joins palm oil rival Golden Agri-Resources

Lim has joined GAR to lead sustainability operations. Rob Nicholls has also left Musim Mas after several years …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Eight global climate tech start-ups to vie for S$4M in funding at The Liveability Challenge 2026

Ideas to keep cities cool and slash emissions were shortlisted in a record-breaking year for entries.
Berita / Tenaga

Renewables shift needed as Iran war exposes Asia’s fragile energy market: experts

As oil and gas firms reap windfall profits from wartime price spikes, regional climate advocates urge governments to …
Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

Securing Asean’s food resilience amid the Middle East conflict

The Middle East conflict will have a double-whammy impact on Asean’s fertiliser imports and energy-intensive fertiliser production. The …
Berita / Pegurusan Sisa Kumbahan

Iran war rips through Asia’s plastics market, boosting demand for recycled resin

A "huge" increase in demand for recycled plastic as virgin prices spike is complicated by stock availability, rising …
Berita / Polisi & Kewangan

Former WWF sustainable finance head Kristina Anguelova joins The Nature Conservancy

Anguelova will work on establishing policies and partnerships for international carbon trading, based in Singapore.

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