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Food & Agriculture
Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture
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smallholders
, pigs represent their livelihoods, says Ohlsson. "They’re used to pay dowries, for financial security. They're incredibly valuable and well taken care of, but that value is reflected by t...
10 May 2019
Grain on the blockchain: how digital supply chains are greening agriculture
News /
Food & Agriculture
Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding
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smallholders
with less than 2 hectares (5 acres) of land each. The majority of farmers in the region face an uphill battle to access credit, leaving them unable to modernise, boost yields, diversify i...
12 Oct 2018
Abandoned by banks, Indonesia's poor farmers turn to crowdfunding
News /
Food & Agriculture
The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?
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smallholders
can be more productive, as long as that doesn’t create a massive incentive to open up even more forest, they can be part of the solution. A rubber plantation in Bintan, Indonesia. Image:...
21 May 2019
The future of forests: How to balance development with conservation?
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Policy & Finance
A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road
A biodiverse patch of forest in Sumatra threatened by encroaching oil palm plantations and illegal logging could soon be carved up by a road for coal trucks. The Harapan forest spans 769 square kilome...
29 May 2019
A forest beset by oil palms, logging, now contends with a coal-trucking road
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Policy & Finance
EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out
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smallholders
who produce palm oil in a sustainable way, Eickhout said. By incentivizing these producers, he said, “we can promote the sustainable versions.” Eickhout said the nuances of the policy wer...
15 Oct 2019
EU parliament unfazed by trade fight over palm biofuel phase-out
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife
On April 3, the United Kingdom announced a ban on the sale of ivory that is “one of the toughest in the world.” By restricting the ivory trade, the UK joined other countries—including China and the Un...
9 Jul 2018
How farms are feeding the extinction of the world's wildlife
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Food & Agriculture
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
When we pick up a piece of fruit, bar of chocolate or package of flour, we don’t often think of the massive amounts of agricultural waste — the stems, leaves, seed pods and more — that never make it o...
15 May 2019
Scientists around the world are working to turn agricultural waste into food, packaging and more
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Food & Agriculture
Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?
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smallholders
, who produce about 40 per cent of the world’s palm oil but often do not have access to good quality seeds, fertiliser and knowledge about better agricultural practices, shares Neville. Sh...
1 Aug 2018
Have we overlooked the human side of palm oil production?
Opinion /
Food & Agriculture
How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world
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Smallholders
will have better knowledge of what and when to produce, and whom to deliver to. They can then market their produce to consumers with greater confidence, and consumers will know well ahead...
3 Apr 2018
How the gig economy can transform farms in the developing world
Opinion /
Carbon & Climate
Climate action must not leave human rights behind
Seventy years ago, in the wake of World War II, the world emerged from one of its darkest times. This led the international community to send a clear message to future generations: “Never again!” Thro...
13 Dec 2018
Climate action must not leave human rights behind
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Food & Agriculture
Palm oil—can we enjoy it responsibly?
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smallholders
and rolling out new technologies to several millions of farmers is very costly,” says Suwarganada. Another promising attempt to produce oil palm in a sustainable way comes from Colombia, ...
17 Feb 2019
Palm oil—can we enjoy it responsibly?
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Carbon & Climate
What does battling climate change look like?
Global agri-business Olam International and Eco-Business have launched Re-imagining a Brighter Future, a global competition looking for inspiring photographs that show how people are fighting or adapt...
1 Aug 2018
What does battling climate change look like?
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Policy & Finance
Land rights to forest communities a must to control climate change
Forestry has become an increasingly important issue in South Asia, with the new Pakistani government touting the success of its “billion tree tsunami” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as a model for a “ten billi...
13 Dec 2018
Land rights to forest communities a must to control climate change
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Olam
Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2019 winner announced
Singapore, June 6, 2019 – A unique mapping approach that will give smallholder farmers a ‘best fit’ for what to grow, where and how, has been awarded the 2019 Olam Prize for Innovati...
11 Jun 2019
Olam Prize for Innovation in Food Security 2019 winner announced
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Food & Agriculture
Buy green palm oil or forests will suffer, industry warns
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smallholders
achieve no deforestation by 2020, Ware added. The new RSPO rules run the risk of alienating smaller-scale palm oil producers, many of whom are already struggling to meet the old standards...
27 Nov 2018
Buy green palm oil or forests will suffer, industry warns
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Policy & Finance
The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business
On a bustling street near the shiny new international airport in Ethiopia's capital is a small coffee roastery with big dreams. Nearly 40 Ethiopians—a third of them women—sift, roast and package prize...
21 Feb 2019
The coffee farmers betting on blockchain to boost business
Opinion /
Green Buildings
Bamboo: Nature’s forgotten solution for green industry
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smallholders
and policymakers. Speaking at a conference of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Paola Agostini of the World Bank summarised the problem: “I am convinced about bamboo, but we st...
18 Feb 2019
Bamboo: Nature’s forgotten solution for green industry
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Food & Agriculture
Why is it so hard to sell sustainable palm oil?
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smallholders
. What options will a boycott leave them with? They can’t grow anything else, because of the density of palm oil cultivation. Their other option is either to burn that palm oil off, or mov...
5 Nov 2018
Why is it so hard to sell sustainable palm oil?
News /
Food & Agriculture
Cash is best when tackling hunger caused by drought - study
Cash handouts are the best way to support smallholder farmers struggling due to drought, but for farmers experiencing wetter weather, agricultural inputs such as fertilisers and pesticides help most, ...
29 Nov 2017
Cash is best when tackling hunger caused by drought - study
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Food & Agriculture
Olam introduces new tool for more transparent supply chains
Food manufacturers may soon be able to tell consumers exactly which farm their cashew nuts were grown in, with the help of a new traceability tool developed by Olam International for its clients. Unv...
19 Apr 2018
Olam introduces new tool for more transparent supply chains
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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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