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News / Food & Agriculture

Palm smallholders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand demand recognition as partners, not problems in palm oil industry

...smallholders are not left behind in the sustainability transition. National Association of Smallholders Malaysia (NASH) president Adzmi Hassan said that while smallholders play a vital role in Malaysi...

7 Nov 2025

Palm smallholders of Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand demand recognition as partners, not problems in palm oil industry

News / Food & Agriculture

Technical knowledge remains the biggest hurdle for independent palm oil smallholders to comply with EUDR

...smallholders in Wilmar’s Indonesian supply chain said land legality and documentation remain a critical issue as many smallholders are still pending their formal land titles. This makes it challenging...

6 Nov 2025

Technical knowledge remains the biggest hurdle for independent palm oil smallholders to comply with EUDR

News / Food & Agriculture

SD Guthrie chief calls out ‘no palm oil’ hypocrisy, urges true partnership among RSPO members

...smallholders must remain central to the global sustainability agenda, as they are often the most affected by market barriers and policy decisions made without their input. D’Cruz stressed that inclusi...

11 Nov 2025

SD Guthrie chief calls out ‘no palm oil’ hypocrisy, urges true partnership among RSPO members

Podcasts / Food & Agriculture

'I want others to own sustainability too – but letting go is hard': Golden Agri CSO Anita Neville

...smallholders. How is Golden Agri including smallholders in its sustainability ambitions? We run our own mills across our own plantations, but as production has declined in some of those areas, we are ...

5 Dec 2025

'I want others to own sustainability too – but letting go is hard': Golden Agri CSO Anita Neville

RSPO China Forum_buyers and suppliers panel

News / Food & Agriculture

Strengthening buyer-supplier relationships for certified sustainable palm oil: the next step for Chinese brands

...smallholders. Smallholders in Southeast Asia, who collectively manage a significant portion of palm oil plantations, often face limited access to financial resources. Without adequate funding, many s...

24 Oct 2025

Strengthening buyer-supplier relationships for certified sustainable palm oil: the next step for Chinese brands

A smallholder oil palm farmer in Indonesia moves fresh fruit bunches.

News / Food & Agriculture

EU delays deforestation law again, as Indonesian palm oil sector pushes for smallholder exemptions

...smallholders rather than bringing them along. That is where change is needed – not just more delays. Carolyn Lim, head of corporate communications, Musim Mas Indonesia pushes for exemptions for small...

24 Sep 2025

EU delays deforestation law again, as Indonesian palm oil sector pushes for smallholder exemptions

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Reimagining agriculture for young people

Is the agriculture sector fated to die out? Globally, the average age of farmers has been steadily creeping up, approaching 60 in developed countries. This leaves the sector, which supplies roughly ...

29 Sep 2025

Reimagining agriculture for young people

News / Carbon & Climate

With more heat and storms, can COP30 boost frontline resilience?

When Thales Bevilacqua Mendonça left his farm in Brazil's southern Paraná state to fly five hours north to attend the UN climate talks in Belém, it was unseasonably cold, just 7 degrees Celsius (44 d...

20 Nov 2025

With more heat and storms, can COP30 boost frontline resilience?

New RSPO-certified smallholder groups 2024

News / Food & Agriculture

New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump

...smallholders will not be recognised. Similar to how carbon offsets work, RSPO credits are purchased by consumer goods brands to compensate for uncertified palm oil used in their products, allowing sma...

21 Nov 2024

New sustainable palm oil rules win consensus amid RSPO credit price slump

News / Food & Agriculture

Hand pollination helps cocoa farmers offset climate harm

Exploring ways for cocoa farmers to hand pollinate their crops could help offset crop losses resulting from climate changes, researchers suggest. Rising temperatures have substantially reduced cocoa p...

10 Mar 2025

Hand pollination helps cocoa farmers offset climate harm

Press Releases / Villgro Philippines

Agri startups from Southeast Asia to pitch climate-smart solutions at SAFE Impact Showcase

Three early-stage enterprises from Laos, Timor-Leste, and the Philippines will present their community-driven, climate-smart agriculture solutions at the SAFE Impact Showcase on 3 October 2025. The e...

26 Sep 2025

Agri startups from Southeast Asia to pitch climate-smart solutions at SAFE Impact Showcase

Deforestation in Indonesia for pulpwood plantations

News / Food & Agriculture

Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'

...smallholders comply with the regulation have been "very minimal" to date. "Ideally the EU should not delay and have all the necessary elements, including support for smallholders, ready by next month....

3 Oct 2024

Industry pressure stalls EU anti-deforestation law rollout; NGOs call delay 'an act of nature vandalism'

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Small farms the key to Malaysia's palm oil sustainability

...smallholders often operate on the margins. Research has revealed these farmers often face hurdles such as limited access to finance, technology and markets. Government policies, while aiming to suppo...

20 Aug 2024

Small farms the key to Malaysia's palm oil sustainability

Podcast on RSPO's new principles and criteria for certifying palm oil as environmentally and socially sustainable.

Podcasts / Food & Agriculture

'We revised the standard because we should': What RSPO's new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet

...smallholders struggle to comply with the regulation, because of the stringent traceability requirements. Tell us how RSPO is trying to include more smallholders in its certification scheme. Reflecting...

7 Nov 2024

'We revised the standard because we should': What RSPO's new rules for sustainable palm oil mean for people and planet

News / Food & Agriculture

Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers

...smallholders and how digital tools could be employed to trace supply chain emissions to reduce them over time. With over 300,000 smallholders – each owning 100 acres or less across the country – small...

7 Oct 2024

Tech key to reducing Scope 3 palm oil emissions in Malaysia amid increasing regulation: industry watchers

News / Food & Agriculture

How is Bangladesh preparing farmers for increasingly salty soil?

...smallholders such as Bashar and her family to grow nutritious produce to feed themselves, make a living and stay on their land are helping. Otherwise, 25 million people could migrate from coastal area...

29 Apr 2025

How is Bangladesh preparing farmers for increasingly salty soil?

Press Releases / Mandala Capital

Mandala Capital secures Green Climate Fund approval to scale climate adaptation, transform food systems in South and Southeast Asia

Mandala Capital, a private equity fund investing in the agriculture and food sectors across South and Southeast Asia, announced today that the Green Climate Fund ("GCF") has officially approved the Ma...

31 Oct 2025

Mandala Capital secures Green Climate Fund approval to scale climate adaptation, transform food systems in South and Southeast Asia

Press Releases / UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

UN Food Systems Coordination Hub to spotlight food as security at COP30 and the World Social Summit

...smallholders, and consumers. The legitimacy of multilateralism depends on whether people see that cooperation delivers. Inclusive food systems can rebuild trust; exclusion will deepen cynicism. The t...

29 Oct 2025

UN Food Systems Coordination Hub to spotlight food as security at COP30 and the World Social Summit

News / Food & Agriculture

Coastal towns in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity

Sheikh Sirajul Islam, a smallholder farmer in Bangladesh’s southwestern Satkhira district, sowed the wet-season aman rice in his four acres of land this August. He is hopeful for a good yield, he says...

10 Oct 2024

Coastal towns in Bangladesh give up shrimp farming for agriculture to combat salinity