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新闻 / 粮食和农业

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

It is a hot and cloudless morning, a sign that it will be sunny right through the afternoon. Joseph Mailu moves along rows of fruiting mango trees with a long pole in his hand, harvesting the mature f...

22 二月 2017

As solar refrigerator keeps mangoes cold, farmers’ profits heat up

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

...smallholders to markets.

19 十月 2016

Sustainable food systems vital to achieving 2030 Agenda nutrition targets

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

Scientists and conservationists have long argued that, given the vast amount of degraded forestland in the tropics, large-scale and long-term restoration efforts are urgently needed, not just to help ...

14 十二月 2016

Researchers say natural regeneration an overlooked but low-cost option for forest restoration

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

After giving a talk expounding the benefits of sustainability certification in Singapore last week, Ben Gunneberg, chief executive officer of the world’s largest forest certification body, the Program...

11 七月 2017

Certification is no ‘silver bullet’ to stop deforestation

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

...smallholders to multinational agricultural giants, says Montgomery. Even in commercial agriculture where economic reliance on a single agricultural commodity is core to the business, mulching and no-...

19 三月 2018

Our dying soils: The invisible crisis under our feet

A peat forest stands naked 18 months after it was burnt to clear land. The forest is located in the concession of Golden Agri Resources, and was set aside for conservation. GAR plans to restore the forest, which will take 25-30 years. Image: Eco-Business

新闻 / 粮食和农业

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

...smallholders in a way that is accurate and not too costly. The challenge is finding a simple platform that works in areas of low connectivity and bandwidth like West Kalimantan, and then scaling it, s...

11 四月 2017

How a palm oil company is fighting slash and burn culture

新闻 / 碳与气候

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

By growing their enterprises in ways that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the private sector could unlock US$5 trillion in business opportunities and create 230 million new jobs i...

5 六月 2017

10 things you need to know about the Better Business, Better World report

新闻 / 粮食和农业

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

Thirty-six of the biggest names in agriculture have teamed up to launch the Global Agri-business Alliance (GAA), which aims to tackle the key challenges facing agricultural supply chains across the wo...

30 十一月 2016

New agri-business alliance to tackle hunger and food security

新闻 / 碳与气候

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

Over 400 million people have been affected by the El Niño weather event that ended around the middle of this year. The droughts it led to are continuing the affect farmers worldwide, says a report by ...

14 十一月 2016

El Niño over, but its victims still need help

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

...smallholders and workers are properly accommodated,” Marcus Colchester of the Forest Peoples Programme said in a statement. “Respect for customary rights, food security, community involvement in land ...

10 十一月 2016

Industry, NGOs agree to single approach to eliminating deforestation from palm oil supply chain

观点 / 粮食和农业

Livestock and sustainable development do mix

...smallholders from accessing inputs, services and markets — and markets increasingly require traceable products, stringent hygiene and large volumes. Collective action is often vital to overcoming such...

30 五月 2016

Livestock and sustainable development do mix

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops

For millions of people around the world, a cup of coffee is necessary to start the day. Though it might seem like the supply of this popular commodity is endless, climate change and a growing demand i...

2 十二月 2016

Vietnam faces dilemma on forests as climate change threatens coffee crops

smallholder farmer burns field in Indonesia

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore

...smallholders in the province continued to burn land for agriculture, Indonesia’s disaster management agency said on Tuesday. Data from Global Forest Watch shows the district of Ketapang recorded 144 f...

14 九月 2016

Pulp and paper supplier denies draining peat on island near Singapore

Press Releases / Roundtable on Sustainable Biofuels (RSB) Services

First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification

...smallholders additional income. The main root and trunk of the tree remains sequestering carbon. Biomass Group (parent company) is now implementing an IT system to track every farmer, monitor the fue...

9 十一月 2015

First smallholder project in Southeast Asia earns RSB certification

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger

...smallholders and family farmers-- with timely and accessible content on markets, sustainable and efficient farming practices and new technologies.” The FAO Director General highlighted joint work betw...

9 六月 2016

Investment in agricultural innovation needed to fight poverty and hunger

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

...smallholders by the end of this year. ISPO aims to rein in illegal practices in the production of what has become the world’s most controversial edible oil by requiring plantations to comply with the ...

22 二月 2016

Indonesia could collaborate with RSPO, official study finds

新闻 / 粮食和农业

A new business model for palm oil?

...smallholders increase their productivity, "which is always lower than plantation-based enterprises," he notes. RSPO also has a fund in place to help smallholders to attain the sustainability certific...

16 十月 2015

A new business model for palm oil?

新闻 / 粮食和农业

Better water use can cut global food gap

...smallholders,” he says. In theory, the gains could be massive, but the authors acknowledge that getting local people to adopt best practice remains a challenge. They have been careful to limit their e...

17 二月 2016

Better water use can cut global food gap

观点 / 碳与气候

Climate change is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution

...smallholders to improve food security while increasing household income potential. Olivier De Schutter, a former U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, has argued that agroecological food produ...

21 三月 2017

Climate change is more than a tech problem, so we need more than a tech solution

观点 / 政策和金融

Refugees and rural poverty

Development experts and policymakers understandably focus on migration to urban areas and the need for sustainable urbanization. But they should not lose sight of the dramatic changes happening in rur...

14 九月 2016

Refugees and rural poverty

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Circular textiles startup refuses clothing ‘donations’ from ultra fast-fashion brand

独家 Singapore-based circular clothing enterprise Cloop said it does not want to encourage dumping of cheap clothing that cannot …
新闻 / 能源

How the Philippines is preparing its nuclear workforce for a revival

As nuclear energy returns, the government, universities and companies are training the next generation of engineers to operate …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Singapore launches coalition to boost demand for high-integrity carbon credits

New Singapore-based initiative aims to aggregate demand for high-integrity carbon credits and unlock financing for early-stage climate projects …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Singapore lays out plan to close $700 billion nature-finance gap as Asia’s TNFD pioneers show disclosures can move capital

The world is spending only about US$200 billion a year on nature-based solutions, against an estimated US$700 billion …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Temasek cannot meet 2030 emissions targets, dragged by aviation, energy sectors: CEO

The fund maintained its goal of reaching net zero by 2050 but cited volatile global markets and higher …
新闻 / 碳与气候

Electrified carbon capture and methanol-to-power technologies win The Liveability Challenge 2026

Firms based in France and Singapore claimed the top prizes at the ninth edition of the global innovation …

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