The wonder oil carries an ecological price tag. KOLKATA, India, Aug 11 2013 (IPS) - When there is feasting in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh, there could just be a connection Read More
Focus: Asia’s Palm Oil Industry – Part 2
Crop Brings Benefits to Smallholders Access to finance will help farmers comply with improvement plans. (Continued) But for the palm oil industry, over 3 million small farmers Read More
Focus: Asia’s Palm Oil Industry – Part 1
A Burning Issue Urgent measures are needed to curb the negative environmental effects of palm oil production. The much-awaited transboundary haze pollution meeting in Kuala Read More
Cargill looks to smallholders for sustainable palm oil
A major US agribusiness has joined forces with non-profit Solidaridad and Malaysian environment group Wild Asia to boost sustainable palm oil production through certification. Read More
Cargill launches innovative oil palm smallholder sustainability program in Malaysia
Program first to create partnerships within the palm oil supply chain to help independent oil palm smallholders meet the RSPO standards for sustainable palm oil production. Kuala Read More
Public Notification for Comments on WAGS-Telupid RSPO Certification
WAGS – MPOB SPOC Telupid, an Independent Oil Palm Smallholder Group, has applied to BSI Group for RSPO Certification of its Independent Smallholders Group palm oil production in Read More
May 6-10th 2013 – RSPO-endorsed Lead Auditors Course (Systems & Production)
The course has helped build my knowledge of RSPO systems with lots of practical sessions. The course content was extensively covered in great detail. This 5-day training course Read More
Keeping the Wild, The Star, January 15th 2013
A new manual guides plantation managers on making estates friendly to wildlife THE basin of the Kinabatangan river, the longest river in Sabah and rich in biodiversity, has been Read More
‘Biodiversity in Plantation Landscapes’ Manual
The Biodiversity in Plantation Landscapes manual, part of the 'Biodiversity for Busy Managers' (B4BM) initiative was visualised by Wild Asia, and subsequently supported by the Read More
Review of smallholder projects in palm oil – a Malaysian perspective
Working with small farmers in global commodities is challenging but perhaps, there are opportunities to create models for corporate shared values that may have far reaching Read More