Research / Food & Agriculture
Carbon & Climate
Expect the Unexpected
The executive summary (PDF 585 KB) of the Expect the Unexpected: Building Business Value in a Changing World report shows that population growth, exploitation of natural resources, climate change and …
Food & Agriculture
Economic Feasibility of Sustainable Non-Food Biodiesel: Castor
Biofuels are becoming big policy and big business as countries around the world look to decrease petroleum dependence, reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector, and support agricultural …
Food & Agriculture
Economic Feasibility of Non-Food Biodiesel Production: Part 3
In a previous articles titled "Economic Feasibility of Sustainable Non-Food Feedstock Based Biodiesel Production: Part 1 and Part 2 ",we have covered how Pongamia Pinnata and Moringa oleifera are going …
Food & Agriculture
Economic Feasibility of Non-Food Feedstock Based Biodiesel Part 2
In a previous article titled Economic Feasibility of Sustainable Non-Food Feedstock Based Biodiesel Production: Part 1, we have covered how Pongamia Pinnata is going to be sustainable low cost feed …
Food & Agriculture
Smallholders, food security, and the environment
Smallholders, food security, and the environment
Food & Agriculture
Reducing Food LOSS and Waste
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) estimates that 32 percent of all food produced in the world was lost or wasted in 2009. This estimate is …
CJP sees the future position of biofuels within the broader scope of the global transformation of the energy system from fossil-‐based to renewable energy-‐based sources. A main threat for an …
Food & Agriculture
Castor Bean Can Cut Carbon & Fuel the Future
Castor is an important non-edible oilseed crop of the family Euphorbiaceae with great utilitarian value in industry, agriculture and pharmaceutical sectors. The presence of hydroxyl group and double bonds in …
Positive news for the manufacturing industry in the Federal Budget was the re-profiling of funding for the popular Clean Technology Investment Program (CTIP), which provides funds to support the implementation …
The two major species of genus Madhuca found in India are Madhuca Indica (syn. Bassia latifolia) and Madhuca longifolia (syn.Brassica longifolia). Mahua is the widely accepted as local name for …
Food & Agriculture
A Roadmap to Responsible Soy: Approaches to Increase Certification and Reduce Risk
In this issue of Sustainable Insight, KPMG International explores the barriers to mainstreaming certified responsible soy production and presents a roadmap to overcome them.
Increasing food production is the main policy prescription for addressing food security, but this neglects the crucial importance of access and affordability for low-income urban residents. This according to the …
