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Indonesian parliament pushes to pass palm oil legislation this year

...smallholders and rural and indigenous communities. A key criticism is that it advocates the clearing of peatlands for plantations — a position at odds with the administration of President Joko “Jokow...

16 Jan 2018

Indonesian parliament pushes to pass palm oil legislation this year

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

Trees do a lot more for us than you probably think. Their roots prevent soil from eroding, their canopies provide shade and their leaves decompose into nutrients for crops, which feed livestock. Trees...

27 Sep 2018

Greenwashing: corporate tree planting generates goodwill but may sometimes harm the planet

News / Food & Agriculture

Can the palm oil industry ever be fully sustainable?

...smallholders, and navigate a web of cultural and behavioural factors to drive a change in how they operate, including the elimination of the slash and burn approach to land clearing that has troubled ...

10 Nov 2017

Can the palm oil industry ever be fully sustainable?

News / Manufacturing

Work with suppliers, not against them, to end modern slavery

Companies that cut off a supply chain where forced or child labour exists may inadvertently worsen the situation for victims, said experts at a recent closed door event on modern slavery in Singapore....

14 Nov 2018

Work with suppliers, not against them, to end modern slavery

News / Food & Agriculture

Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?

...smallholders—to invest in certification. “For farmers who don’t have to change anything, it’s a no-regret effort to get certified,” Börner said. “But for those who would have to significantly adjust t...

12 Oct 2018

Blinding consumers to the true cost of soy?

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Agribusinesses can help ASEAN achieve the SDGs

...smallholders in their operations. As smallholders become more productive, they are able to invest in new business opportunities, increase their purchasing power, build resilience, and save for the fut...

29 May 2017

Agribusinesses can help ASEAN achieve the SDGs

News / Food & Agriculture

How do companies benefit from sustainable palm oil certification?

In Southeast Asia, the heartland of the palm oil trade, firms of all sizes and sectors face scrutiny from consumers and environmental groups to prove that this cheap, versatile ingredient found in hal...

9 Nov 2018

How do companies benefit from sustainable palm oil certification?

A farmer in India ploughs his field with some help

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

...smallholders – which is generally considered to mean they have two hectares or less of land. The main crops are wheat, maize, rice, millets, pulses, sugarcane and oil-seeds. Indian farmers must conten...

20 Feb 2018

5 ways India must help its farmers face the threat of climate change

News / Food & Agriculture

UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste

FAO is entering an innovative strategic partnership with Unilever aimed at helping countries in their efforts to reduce food loss and waste and tackle climate change, in the context of the Sustainable...

25 Sep 2017

UN food agency links with Unilever to reduce food loss and waste

News / Food & Agriculture

What do Indonesians really think about palm oil?

The farming and production of palm oil has formed the backbone of many communities in Indonesia, the world's largest producer of the world's most widely consumed edible oil. Palm oil accounts for 11 p...

16 Jan 2019

What do Indonesians really think about palm oil?

Gateway to palm oil plantation Riau Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

Its name in Indonesian means “hope,” but there seems to be little of that remaining for the Harapan rainforest, a tropical woodland oasis in an ever-expanding desert of oil palm plantations in Sumatra...

12 Nov 2018

End of funding dims hopes for a Sumatran forest targeted by palm oil growers

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

A new normal in the battle against fire and haze

...smallholders form a larger portion of the agriculture and forestry holdings globally and that fires do occur on these lands too. Another common accusation is to blame a particular product—palm oil. Ov...

17 Aug 2018

A new normal in the battle against fire and haze

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Forest and farm producers: first responders to climate change

...smallholders need now is greater investment in their organisations so this work can not only continue, but expand. It’s simply common sense. Their lives and work puts these producers on the front line...

21 Jun 2017

Forest and farm producers: first responders to climate change

News / Food & Agriculture

Has the conversation about palm oil moved from environment to people?

...Smallholders are often blamed for the slash-and-burn practices that result in the haze, and Lee Chen Chen, director of policy programmes, SIIA, pointed out that smallholders usually have the least acc...

12 Apr 2017

Has the conversation about palm oil moved from environment to people?

News / Food & Agriculture

Can technology keep farmers in farms?

Automation and other technologies have created more jobs in sectors such as information and communications technology (ICT) or business process outsourcing (BPO), but the same is untrue for agricultur...

9 May 2018

Can technology keep farmers in farms?

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Where should we invest to keep hunger at bay?

...smallholders often lack access to data, we must invest to build an appropriate, accessible, and affordable provider-user networks. ADB is currently working to facilitate the transmission of data-drive...

17 Oct 2017

Where should we invest to keep hunger at bay?

Man assists trucks carrying palm oil fruit

News / Food & Agriculture

Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests

...smallholders. While many RSPO members are pushing for tougher standards, some industry officials warn this could exclude palm companies that have yet to join, especially smaller growers who cannot aff...

27 Aug 2018

Palm oil watchdog urged to take 'giant leap' to save forests

News / Food & Agriculture

The top 5 food and agriculture stories in 2017

Agriculture, forestry and other land use activities emit more than 10 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases, based on a study by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). As the world’s...

27 Dec 2017

The top 5 food and agriculture stories in 2017

News / Food & Agriculture

How will Southeast Asia feed its people in 2030?

According to the World Food Programme, 795 million people -- one in nine -- go to bed on an empty stomach each night. Even more - one in three - suffer from some form of malnutrition. Some 60.5 millio...

17 May 2017

How will Southeast Asia feed its people in 2030?

News / Policy & Finance

Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque

...smallholders, and that the government wanted to give them an opportunity to comply before releasing any data. “We’re fixing that, step by step,” Luhut said as quoted by CNN Indonesia. “In the future, ...

22 May 2019

Indonesia calls on palm oil industry, obscured by secrecy, to remain opaque

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