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HomeAbout SPIRAL “Small Producer Inclusivity and Resilience Alliance”WAGS Features & Media

WAGS Features & Media

As WAGS evolves, we continually document our work in many ways. The following is a chronological list of publications, multimedia and media coverage.

Articles and Publications

  • 2018 May: Debate on Certification Scheme Is certification enough to protect Southeast Asia’s forests? (Eco-Business, Asia Pacific)
  • 2017 Nov: Sustainability for Independent Smallholders Encouraging smallholders to operate sustainable farms (The Edge, Malaysia)
  • 2017 Oct:  Sustainability for Independent Smallholders True Sustainability One Step at a Time (The Edge, Malaysia)
  • 2015 Nov: Smallholders and Sustainability Palm oil’s big issues: Smallholders (Eco-Business, Asia Pacific)
  • 2015 Jan: Guardian Sustainable Business News World’s largest palm oil trader commits to zero deforestation (The Guardian. London)

Air Kuning, Perak

  • 2019 Nov: Rewarding Smallholders It’s paying  off for oil palm farmers (The Star, Malaysia)
  • 2019 Nov: Collaboration with MPOB, Wild Asia MoU antara MPOB, Wild Asia tingkat jumlah pekebun kecil mendapat sijil MSPO (Bernama, Malaysia)
  • 2019 Nov: Collaboration with MPOB, Wild Asia MoU lembaga sawit, Wild Asia akan tingkat jumlah pekebun kecil dapat sijil MSPO (Free Malaysia Today, Malaysia)
  • 2017 Dec: Smallholders and Sustainable Farming Encouraging Smallholders to Operate Sustainable Farms (The Edge, Malaysia)
  • 2017 Oct: Air Kuning Smallholders Story Life of Independent Smallholders (The Edge, Malaysia)

Kinabatangan, Sabah

  • 2016 Dec: Smallholders and Environment The Environmental Benefits of Smallholders Farming Sustainably (RSPO)
  • 2016 June: Collaboration with Fuji Oil WAGS Greater Kinabatangan with Fuji Oil (Fuji Oil, Japan)
  • 2016 June: WAGS Project with Sime Darby  Sime Darby Plantation buys sustainable oil from small producers in Sabah (The Star, Malaysia)
  • 2014 May: Smallholders profiled Green: The Way Forward (New Straits Times, Malaysia)

Beluran, Sabah

  • 2019 Dec: Beluran Smallholders Story Riding Out the Rough Patch (RSPO)
  • 2019 Oct: Beluran Smallholders Story The Model Sustainable Farmer (RSPO)
  • 2017 Sept: Oil Palm’s Controversy The Palm Oil Effect (Vogue, United States)
  • 2015 Nov: Supporting Small Producers towards Sustainability  Clariant spearhead palm oil certification in Sabah (The Malaysian Reserve, Malaysia)
  • 2014 Aug: Beluran Smallholders Story Wild Asia – Agents for Change (The Star, Malaysia)
  • 2014: Beluran Smallholders Story Sustainable Smallholders In Pursuit of Sustainability (MPOA, Malaysia)
  • 2013 Oct: An Introductory video Progress towards RSPO Certification: WAGS MPOB SPOC Beluran (MPOB, Malaysia)

Bintulu, Sarawak

  • 2014: Keresa Smallholders Story Managing Sustainability In Pursuit of Sustainability (MPOA, Malaysia)
  • 2013: Story on WAGS Supporting KSGS towards RSPO (Malaysia Palm Oil) Great Expectations: Realising social and environmental benefits from public – private partnerships in agricultural supply chains ( The Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit, United Kingdom)

Videos, Webinars and Podcasts

  • 2021 Apr: Farmers’ perspectives on WAGS BIO programme (posted by Wild Asia) 
  • 2021 Mar: Introduction to Wild Asia Group Scheme (posted by Wild Asia)
  • 2020 Dec: Sabah-based independent farmer Asis Saba’s view on Wild Asia Group Scheme project (posted by Wild Asia)
  • 2020 Oct: A feature on Perak WAGS farmer Neoh Ah Seng and how Malaysia’s palm oil smallholders are changing the industry (posted by The Star) 
  • 2020 June: Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue US 2020 – Smallholders: How do I get involved from North America? – Wild Asia’s Dr. Reza Azmi, Tai Ullmann (Cargill), Prerna Chatterjee (BASF) and  Maricarmen Lopez Pimentel (OleoPalma) discuss how North American based stakeholders can make a positive impact on smallholders in oil palm grower regions (posted by RSPO)
  • 2016 June: A feature on Cargill’s partnership with Wild Asia to support independent smallholders and dealer in Air Kuning, Perak (posted by Cargill, Malaysia) 
  • 2016 June: WAGS Air Kuning Video (Simplified) Oil Palm Sustainability Initiative Malaysia. A project with independent farmers and dealer in Air Kuning, Perak (Cargill, Malaysia)
  • 2015 Nov: WAGS Air Kuning Video Oil Palm Sustainability Initiative Malaysia. A project with independent farmers and dealer in Air Kuning, Perak (Cargill, Malaysia)
  • 2014 Jul: Podcast interviews Hear and Now… In Malaysia Season 7, Ep4: Journey to Sustainability in Palm Oil (BFM 89.9 Radio Station, Malaysia)
  • 2014 June: Getting to know Wild Asia Group Scheme (video by Tom Slater for Wild Asia) 
  • 2013 Nov: Smallholders profiled Sustainable Palm Oil To be New Benchmark (The Edge, Malaysia)
  • 2013 Oct: RSPO certification progress in Beluran, Sabah (posted by Malaysian Palm Oil Board, October 2013)  

Media Releases

  • 2017 Mar: Media Release Cargill grows base of certified sustainable independent oil palm smallholders in Malaysia 141 independent oil palm smallholders in Perak get RSPO certification (Cargill, Malaysia)
  • 2015 Apr: Media Release Smallholder farmers achieve RSPO certification in Malaysia (Eco-Business, Asia Pacific)
  • 2013 June: Media Release Cargill to help independent oil palm smallholders meet RSPO standards (The Star, Malaysia)

Other Resources

  • 2015 Nov: English Flyer Joint forces: the SPOTS® Initiative. Sustainable Palm Oil and Traceability with Sabah Small Producers (L’Oréal)
  • 2015 Nov: Malay Flyer Usaha Sama Inisiatif SPOTS®. Menjamin Kemampanan Minyak Sawit dan Kebolehkesanan dengan Pekebun Kecil di Sabah (L’Oréal)
  • 2013 Jul: WA White Paper Review of smallholder projects in palm oil – a Malaysian perspective (Wild Asia)
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