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News / Food & Agriculture

Indonesia to Europe: Pay for sustainable palm oil

...smallholders in mitigating and adapting to climate change.

22 Mar 2016

Indonesia to Europe: Pay for sustainable palm oil

Press Releases / Olam International

Olam Livelihood Charter reaches milestone

...smallholders 224,352 farmers trained in Good Agricultural Practices, of whom 44,340 were women US$21.2 million quality premium paid · Over US$1.5 million social investments in community he...

27 Feb 2015

Olam Livelihood Charter reaches milestone

News / Water

Bringing water back to Bundelkhand

The sight of water was startling. In a region wrung dry, the two-acre lake near Jignanda village in Bundelkhand still had a good eight feet standing. Glinting in the afternoon sun, it stirred hope in ...

5 May 2016

Bringing water back to Bundelkhand

News / Food & Agriculture

POIG raises the bar for deforestation-free palm oil

The Palm Oil Innovation Group (POIG), an international collective of palm oil growers and non-government organisations, on Thursday released new standards to verify that companies are producing the co...

14 Mar 2016

POIG raises the bar for deforestation-free palm oil

News / Food & Agriculture

RSPO promises to defeat palm oil-linked deforestation

...Smallholders have frequently been pinpointed as the one of the sources of illegal forest clearing and burning - a practice which is attributed to a lack of resources to clear land in a costlier but mo...

21 Nov 2014

RSPO promises to defeat palm oil-linked deforestation

News / Food & Agriculture

Second largest palm oil producer in Indonesia commits to zero deforestation

...smallholders, non-governmentaI organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders to drive positive change” before listing “No Deforestation,” “Conservation of Peatlands,” and “Respect for Human Rights” as t...

23 Sep 2015

Second largest palm oil producer in Indonesia commits to zero deforestation

News / Food & Agriculture

Asian scientists grapple with how to foster crop pollination

Pollinators, whose role is essential in a third of what the world eats, are at center stage after a landmark new United Nations report warned that many of the 20,000 species are threatened by human be...

2 Mar 2016

Asian scientists grapple with how to foster crop pollination

News / Carbon & Climate

The climate risk to your business

Measures to reduce carbon emissions, such as shifting to renewable energy, may be costly and difficult to implement, but businesses must do so urgently because climate change is already threatening th...

6 Nov 2015

The climate risk to your business

News / Carbon & Climate

Why forests will make or break the climate fight

This year’s Earth Day was a momentous one, marked by the signing of the Paris Agreement, which aims to confine global temperature rise to below 2 deg C. With a theme of “Trees for the Earth”, the even...

3 May 2016

Why forests will make or break the climate fight

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Breath of fresh air on stale haze issue

Many people here would experience a sense of deja vu each year during Indonesia's burning season when farmers resort to illegal forest fires to clear land for lucrative crops, and a thick haze blanket...

27 Apr 2016

Breath of fresh air on stale haze issue

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Making Hunger History

Hunger has plagued humanity since the dawn of recorded history. It has featured in every era and every civilization. It has brought empires to ruin, and societies to their knees. In this second decade...

27 Jul 2015

Making Hunger History

Press Releases / Cargill Asia Pacific

Cargill & Mondelēz International introduce new program to improve livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Indonesia

Cargill’s cocoa & chocolate business, in collaboration with Mondelēz International through their Cocoa Life program, are introducing a two and a half year program in Indonesia aimed at impro...

10 Nov 2015

Cargill & Mondelēz International introduce new program to improve livelihoods of cocoa farmers in Indonesia

News / Policy & Finance

Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system in bid cut deforestation 80 per cent

...smallholders to medium-sized companies — to clean up their operations. That might change with recent zero deforestation commitments from giant palm oil producers and traders like Golden-Agri Resources...

8 Oct 2014

Central Kalimantan to set up palm oil monitoring system in bid cut deforestation 80 per cent

News / Carbon & Climate

Who will solve the world's 'wicked' problems?

The increasing pace of globalisation has brought about complex, “wicked problems” from climate change to food security that need concerted collaboration between three sectors – governments, civil soci...

25 May 2015

Who will solve the world's 'wicked' problems?

Opinion / Corporate Responsibility

Inclusive business opportunities in the palm oil industry

...smallholders play a critical role in the sector. In the large palm-producing countries, smallholders make up over 40 per cent of planted hectares. In emerging palm growing markets, such as Thailand, s...

27 Jun 2014

Inclusive business opportunities in the palm oil industry

Research / IFC - Agribusiness Advisory

Working with Smallholders Handbook

...Smallholders handbook is a guide for firms who wish to expand their supply chains by working with smallholder farmers. It offers an overview of key agricultural practices for sustainable supply chain...

2 Jul 2014

Working with Smallholders Handbook

News / Carbon & Climate

IKEA of Sweden and FAO to work together on sustainable forest management

...smallholders around the world. This partnership is not only about how the forests are managed in Viet Nam, but about improving the everyday life of people in the countryside," said Hildeman. "This pa...

5 Jun 2015

IKEA of Sweden and FAO to work together on sustainable forest management

News / Carbon & Climate

Meeting climate goals: Four things companies can do

Developing countries will need to spend as much as US$175 billion every year to mitigate climate change by 2030, and public resources alone will not be enough to meet this goal. This is why the priva...

8 Dec 2015

Meeting climate goals: Four things companies can do

News / Food & Agriculture

Companies with zero-deforestation pledges still using illegal palm oil

...smallholders and independent suppliers who are trying to adopt sustainable practices, so they can differentiate themselves from rogue companies. The government should also stop issuing operating licen...

8 Apr 2016

Companies with zero-deforestation pledges still using illegal palm oil

Press Releases / CSR Asia Ltd.

Can multi-stakeholder initiatives help smallholders in palm oil industry?

...smallholders - through the work of the Roundtable on Sustainable Oil (RSPO). The critical role smallholders play in palm oil is often ignored. In fact, in the large palm-producing countries, smallhold...

26 Jun 2014

Can multi-stakeholder initiatives help smallholders in palm oil industry?

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