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Food & Agriculture
To hit climate goals, Indonesia urged to ban new palm oil plantations forever
...
smallholders
, better law enforcement against illegal plantations and reviews of existing permits, said Bayunanda. "We believe that the moratorium has been an important first step and that it should co...
12 Aug 2021
To hit climate goals, Indonesia urged to ban new palm oil plantations forever
News /
Food & Agriculture
As Indonesians leave the cities for the countryside, how ready are farmers for the novel coronavirus?
...
smallholders
have received little or no government aid to cope with the impact of coronavirus beyond electricity subsidies, noted Aida Greenbury, an advisor for palm oil farmers union Serikat Petani K...
27 Apr 2020
As Indonesians leave the cities for the countryside, how ready are farmers for the novel coronavirus?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Vertical farms are overserved: Global food resilience needs a rebalancing act
...
smallholders
out of hunger and poverty, in practice it was a war on
smallholders
across the world, orchestrated over half a century by companies in Western Europe and the United States. Temasek’s choi...
11 Oct 2020
Vertical farms are overserved: Global food resilience needs a rebalancing act
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Corporate Responsibility
WWF global media relations manager Lotika Mehta joins IKEA Foundation
World Wide Fund for Nature's (WWF) Singapore-based global media relations manager Lotika Mehta is moving to a role with IKEA in Europe. She joins the Swedish homeware company's philanthropic arm, IKEA...
12 Oct 2020
WWF global media relations manager Lotika Mehta joins IKEA Foundation
Opinion /
Policy & Finance
Amidst food system shocks, we must ensure weather index insurance reaches the most vulnerable
...
smallholders
understand the product features and payment conditions. This can help to avoid misplaced expectations. In a diverse community of
smallholders
, some people, including those who are illiter...
14 May 2020
Amidst food system shocks, we must ensure weather index insurance reaches the most vulnerable
News /
Food & Agriculture
The haze is likely to hit Southeast Asia early in 2021—is climate change to blame?
Forest fires in Indonesia that produce dangerous air pollution that affects much of Southeast Asia are more likely this year amid warmer, drier climatic conditions, according to experts. The haze is a...
10 Mar 2021
The haze is likely to hit Southeast Asia early in 2021—is climate change to blame?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Mango exports boom in Cambodia, but farmers face challenges
It’s been three years since the forest was shorn from the hillside to make way for plantation. And yet Prum Ya only received permission this year to begin planting mango trees on 20 hectares of these ...
14 Dec 2021
Mango exports boom in Cambodia, but farmers face challenges
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Food & Agriculture
Coronavirus thumps palm oil demand
...
smallholders
’ income if they or their families contract the virus, and not all
smallholders
have access to medical facilities. Katie Major, conservation psychologist, Global Alliance for Sustainable P...
9 Apr 2020
Coronavirus thumps palm oil demand
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Food & Agriculture
Economic growth based on forest conversion has ‘no future’
Agricultural companies risk having stranded assets as the world responds to the climate crisis but large, vertically integrated palm oil players like Sime Darby, Wilmar and Golden Agri Resources are w...
23 Dec 2020
Economic growth based on forest conversion has ‘no future’
News /
Food & Agriculture
Indonesia allocates US$195 million subsidy on palm biodiesel producers over
smallholders
...
smallholders
also benefitted from the biodiesel programme as it ensured long term domestic demand for palm oil. This in turn helps to stabilise the price of palm oil while ensuring that
smallholders
c...
2 Jul 2020
Indonesia allocates US$195 million subsidy on palm biodiesel producers over smallholders
Podcasts /
Food & Agriculture
After another haze outbreak chokes Southeast Asia, can palm oil
smallholders
shift to sustainable farming?
...
smallholders
towards sustainable practices? Is certification out of reach for
smallholders
? How has RSPO's new standard for
smallholders
affected the market? What a sustainable future look like for s...
30 Oct 2019
After another haze outbreak chokes Southeast Asia, can palm oil smallholders shift to sustainable farming?
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&Green Fund
&Green Fund makes palm oil sector investment in PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk
PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk. (“DSNG”) has signed a US$ 30.0 million 10-year loan facility from Stichting andgreen.fund (“&Green”), a globally-focused impact investment fu...
9 Jun 2020
&Green Fund makes palm oil sector investment in PT Dharma Satya Nusantara Tbk
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Carbon & Climate
Some businesses still go for the cheapest carbon credits: The Nature Conservancy APAC chief
...
smallholders
on the margins. Also, the forest may not be managed so it's just degrading over time. So it's not always easy to understand whether a forest is 100 per cent protected already. Yayasan Kon...
7 Apr 2022
Some businesses still go for the cheapest carbon credits: The Nature Conservancy APAC chief
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Food & Agriculture
The world is converging on the need for sustainable agri-food systems
...
smallholders
and marginalised people. The breadth of topics illustrates just how complex a task the shift to sustainable agri-food systems will be. "Agri-food systems lie at the heart of sustainable d...
17 May 2021
The world is converging on the need for sustainable agri-food systems
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Policy & Finance
State violence suppresses opposition to Chinese coal plant in Bangladesh
Mohammad Harun once owned a small plot of land on the Bay of Bengal coast, about 60 km south of Chattogram, the second-largest city in Bangladesh. He used it as a salt pan until it was acquired in 201...
18 Jun 2021
State violence suppresses opposition to Chinese coal plant in Bangladesh
News /
Food & Agriculture
Sime Darby Plantation cites budget concerns after withdrawing from High Carbon Stock Approach
Sime Darby Plantation, one of the world's largest palm oil companies, has withdrawn from the High Carbon Stock Approach (HCSA), a methodology companies use to implement commitments to stop cutting dow...
28 Jul 2020
Sime Darby Plantation cites budget concerns after withdrawing from High Carbon Stock Approach
Videos /
Food & Agriculture
How do smallholder farmers benefit from sustainable agriculture?
A group of smallholder farmers from Tegal Mulyo village, South Sumatra, made history when it entered Indonesia's national book of records for the second time in a row last year. The cooperative, KUD B...
16 Oct 2019
How do smallholder farmers benefit from sustainable agriculture?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Certification has failed to stop rampant deforestation—so, how to improve it?
The eco labels that certify forest-risk commodities such as palm oil, soy, wood and cocoa have failed to stop ongoing deforestation despite their sustainability assurances, and are in need of an overh...
11 Mar 2021
Certification has failed to stop rampant deforestation—so, how to improve it?
Press Releases /
Olam International
Olam wins Impact Award for digital platform that empowers smallholder farmers and improves incomes
Olam has been recognised for making a difference in farmers’ lives through its Olam Direct platform at Innovation Leader’s 2020 Impact Awards. Now in its third year running,...
23 Sep 2020
Olam wins Impact Award for digital platform that empowers smallholder farmers and improves incomes
News /
Food & Agriculture
Explainer: Can satellite mapping really make agriculture more sustainable?
Can images from space help us achieve greener ways of growing food here on Earth? That’s the very real ambition behind precision agriculture, a new form of tech-driven farming which uses the data capt...
23 Feb 2021
Explainer: Can satellite mapping really make agriculture more sustainable?
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Carbon & Climate
Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say
The United States-led partnership must embed climate justice, gender equity and community participation from the outset to ensure …
Pax Silica must not deepen inequality as the Philippines pursues AI ambitions, women in energy transition say
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Energy
Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat
Nearly a fifth of all Pakistani households rely on solar energy, but the people installing and cleaning these …
Pakistan’s solar revolution leans on workers toiling in extreme heat
News /
Policy & Finance
Chinese transition mineral abuses surge 190% overseas, says new study
Allegations jumped from 51 in 2021 to 148 over a five-year period, found a new Business & Human …
Chinese transition mineral abuses surge 190% overseas, says new study
News /
Carbon & Climate
South Korea takes first legislative step toward binding post-2030 climate goals
The measure responds to Constitutional Court ruling and would require annual and sector-specific emissions reduction pathways through 2050.
South Korea takes first legislative step toward binding post-2030 climate goals
News /
Energy
Taiwan weighs requiring large power users to install on-site generation, storage
The proposal would initially target about 700 large electricity users as Taiwan seeks to ease pressure on its …
Taiwan weighs requiring large power users to install on-site generation, storage
News /
Food & Agriculture
Heavily reliant on pesticides, Thai agriculture is ‘trapped in a vicious cycle’
Five years after Thailand banned paraquat and chlorpyrifos, farmers and consumers remain unsafe from the overuse of other …
Heavily reliant on pesticides, Thai agriculture is ‘trapped in a vicious cycle’
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