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Food & Agriculture
Indonesia in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil
Palm oil giants Indonesia and Malaysia are teaming up to fight what they call a smear campaign targeted at the commodity. The move sets the stage for what activists say will be a costly PR war that ta...
4 Mar 2021
Indonesia in joint bid with Malaysia to shield palm oil
News /
Food & Agriculture
How apps, AI and solar-powered cold rooms are driving sustainable agriculture
When Prateek Singhal and two friends devised a solar pump to help Indian farmers tap water from wells to irrigate their crops, they were ecstatic. But they soon noticed that the growth in farmers’ in...
13 Aug 2019
How apps, AI and solar-powered cold rooms are driving sustainable agriculture
News /
Food & Agriculture
Indonesia’s food estate programme to expand new plantations in forest frontiers
The Indonesian government is doubling down on a plan to establish large-scale agricultural plantations across the country, in a move that threatens widespread deforestation and the disenfranchisement ...
7 Oct 2020
Indonesia’s food estate programme to expand new plantations in forest frontiers
Press Releases /
Rabobank
Rabobank unveils 15 food & agriculture start-up finalists for FoodBytes! Pitch 2020
One Singapore Startup makes it to the FoodBytes! Pitch Top 15 finalists will showcase their innovations at the FoodBytes! virtual pitch competition December 2 Rabobank revealed the 15 food and agri...
12 Nov 2020
Rabobank unveils 15 food & agriculture start-up finalists for FoodBytes! Pitch 2020
News /
Food & Agriculture
Will Indonesia’s new rice plan be a repeat of an epic past failure?
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smallholders
growing diversified crops. “This crisis has to be a wakeup call for the government that hasn’t carried out agrarian reform,” Dewi said. “[The president] asked farmers to remain harvesting...
21 May 2020
Will Indonesia’s new rice plan be a repeat of an epic past failure?
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Carbon & Climate
As fog clears on benefits of forest protection, excuses for failure wear thin
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Smallholders
Union (SPKS), a cooperative of around 48,000 small farmers. SPKS head Mansuetus Darto said he hoped the enhanced model of conservation would help producers receive higher prices. "It is a...
13 Jul 2020
As fog clears on benefits of forest protection, excuses for failure wear thin
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Policy & Finance
Millions of small Asian farmers miss out on seeds resilient to climate change—study
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smallholders
access more resilient seeds, Verhagen said, such as Thailand-based East-West Seed which topped the index ahead of global giants Bayer and Syngenta, which ranked second and third. East-Wes...
13 Nov 2018
Millions of small Asian farmers miss out on seeds resilient to climate change—study
News /
Food & Agriculture
Nutrition must remain a priority even amid a recession, experts urge
The impact of Covid-19 on global food supply chains and access to food has been vast. Lockdowns imposed by many governments to control the outbreak have also caused many businesses—in some cases, enti...
6 Jul 2020
Nutrition must remain a priority even amid a recession, experts urge
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Transforming food systems to feed the world and prevent mass extinctions
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smallholders
in developing countries. Greater investments are needed in research and development of technologies and practices that promote sustainable and climate-resilient agriculture, such as remot...
14 May 2019
Transforming food systems to feed the world and prevent mass extinctions
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Carbon & Climate
Nature losses threaten emerging economies
More than half of worldwide GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature, putting biodiversity loss among the top five risks to the global economy, according to a report presented at the World Econ...
22 Jan 2020
Nature losses threaten emerging economies
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Food & Agriculture
Can technology save the palm oil industry?
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smallholders
, but that could come with a cost. "It’s [Blockchain] not free, and that could prove a barrier to
smallholders
. Any new system has to be right-sized for
smallholders
. We should be in the b...
13 Feb 2019
Can technology save the palm oil industry?
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Food & Agriculture
Covid-19 and meat plants in Asia: A contrast in fortunes to the United States?
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smallholders
in the livestock sector is yet to be assessed.
22 May 2020
Covid-19 and meat plants in Asia: A contrast in fortunes to the United States?
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Corporate Responsibility
How I got here... Olam sustainability VP, Moray McLeish
Moray McLeish, the vice president of corporate responsibility and sustainability, Asia, for Singapore-listed agribusiness company Olam, has been in the sustainability game for 25 years, and is rare in...
17 Apr 2020
How I got here... Olam sustainability VP, Moray McLeish
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Policy & Finance
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
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smallholders
,” according to the KPK. That contradicts a widely circulated figure that 40 per cent of the country’s oil palm belongs to
smallholders
. The Indonesian government considers any plantation ...
25 Oct 2018
Indonesia’s anti-graft agency ‘eager to intervene’ in palm oil sector
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Carbon & Climate
Famous brands ‘turning blind eye’ to deforestation caused by demand for soy, beef and other commodities
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smallholders
in supply chains. Astra International is a conglomerate with interests in the automotive, financial and other business segments. It is a subsidiary of Singapore-listed, Hong Kong-headquar...
13 Feb 2020
Famous brands ‘turning blind eye’ to deforestation caused by demand for soy, beef and other commodities
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Policy & Finance
IFC has sunk US$1.8 billion into factory farming operations since 2010
The World Bank’s private investment arm has channeled more than $1.8 billion into major livestock and factory farming operations across the world over the past decade, despite calls for the global red...
8 Jul 2020
IFC has sunk US$1.8 billion into factory farming operations since 2010
Press Releases /
Rabobank
India’s Ecozen wins inaugural Rabobank Food Loss Challenge Asia
...
smallholders
. “One of the main objectives of the Rabobank Food Loss Challenge was to connect start-ups to investors, users and other stakeholders to stimulate cooperation between them – a...
19 Nov 2018
India’s Ecozen wins inaugural Rabobank Food Loss Challenge Asia
Press Releases /
The Rainforest Alliance
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
Calling Remote-Sensing, AI and UAV* Companies to Support Cocoa Farmers Globally. February 4th, 2019 – LONDON - Smallholder farmers produce the majority of the world’s cocoa. While demand ...
7 Feb 2019
Ag-Tech Developer Challenge launches
Videos /
Food & Agriculture
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?
Oil palm plantations in the state of Sabah, Malaysian Borneo can lose millions from damaged crops due to elephant raids, while smallholder farmers can lose their livelihoods overnight to an elephant h...
6 May 2019
Can palm oil plantations be elephant-friendly?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
Much of Asia still goes to bed unfed
Despite repeatedly faltering on the targets to reduce hunger, the global community renewed its pledge in 2015 to build a hunger-free world by 2030. Ironically, the number of food-insecure people has b...
28 Oct 2019
Much of Asia still goes to bed unfed
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Policy & Finance
Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates
Ahead of COP31’s opening on Monday, Brazil’s voluntary roadmap faces fossil fuel expansion and transition disputes, as rising …
Brazil’s fossil fuel roadmap could strengthen COP31 push against blockers, say advocates
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Policy & Finance
Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
United States election results may embolden countries to push for stronger fossil fuel commitments, but observers expect limited …
Democratic midterm wins may boost COP31 hopes, but Trump still controls US climate policy
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Policy & Finance
Developing countries ‘missing out’ on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
Simon Stiell acknowledged that many developing countries have struggled to engage with the summit’s Action Agenda and called …
Developing countries 'missing out' on COP31’s climate delivery push, UN climate chief warns
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Cities
Analysis: How many times will Nepal resettle its disaster-affected?
A resettlement village set up after the 2015 earthquake was washed away in the August floods. Khalte’s destruction …
Analysis: How many times will Nepal resettle its disaster-affected?
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Waste Management
Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts
Research is ongoing into the health effects of the world’s roughly 350,000 synthetic chemicals, but what we know …
Global safeguards needed to assess health risks of novel chemicals: experts
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Corporate Responsibility
Will Singapore’s tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations
Singapore’s amended haze law empowers the government to cut companies off from banks, suppliers and insurers without a …
Will Singapore's tougher haze law follow the money? What to watch in the first designations
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