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Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature f...

22 Feb 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

...smallholders to markets.

19 Oct 2016

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Scientists and conservationists have long argued that, given the vast amount of degraded forestland in the tropics, large-scale and long-term restoration efforts are urgently needed, not just to help ...

14 Dec 2016

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

After giving a talk expounding the benefits of sustainability certification in Singapore last week, Ben Gunneberg, chief executive officer of the world’s largest forest certification body, the Program...

11 Jul 2017

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

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 Mar 2018

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

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 / Makanan & Pertanian

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 & Cuaca

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 / Makanan & Pertanian

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 & Cuaca

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 / Makanan & Pertanian

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

Pendapat / Makanan & Pertanian

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 May 2016

Livestock and sustainable development do mix

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

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 Dec 2016

Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops

smallholder farmer burns field in Indonesia

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

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 / Makanan & Pertanian

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 / Makanan & Pertanian

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 / Makanan & Pertanian

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 Oct 2015

A new business model for palm oil?

Berita / Makanan & Pertanian

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

Pendapat / Karbon & Cuaca

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

Pendapat / Polisi & Kewangan

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

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Circular textiles startup refuses clothing ‘donations’ from ultra fast-fashion brand

Eksklusif Singapore-based circular clothing enterprise Cloop said it does not want to encourage dumping of cheap clothing that cannot …
Berita / Tenaga

How the Philippines is preparing its nuclear workforce for a revival

As nuclear energy returns, the government, universities and companies are training the next generation of engineers to operate …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Singapore launches coalition to boost demand for high-integrity carbon credits

New Singapore-based initiative aims to aggregate demand for high-integrity carbon credits and unlock financing for early-stage climate projects …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Singapore lays out plan to close $700 billion nature-finance gap as Asia’s TNFD pioneers show disclosures can move capital

The world is spending only about US$200 billion a year on nature-based solutions, against an estimated US$700 billion …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Temasek cannot meet 2030 emissions targets, dragged by aviation, energy sectors: CEO

The fund maintained its goal of reaching net zero by 2050 but cited volatile global markets and higher …
Berita / Karbon & Cuaca

Electrified carbon capture and methanol-to-power technologies win The Liveability Challenge 2026

Firms based in France and Singapore claimed the top prizes at the ninth edition of the global innovation …

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