World Growth 9 November 2012 Palm Oil – The Green Development Oil Newsletter Issue 25, November 2012 Proposed French palm oil tax likely to push up prices, breach WTO and harm smallholders A ...
Food security, the palm oil-land conflict nexus, and sustainability: A governance role for a private multi-stakeholder regime like the RSPO?
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A sustainable practices framework in accordance with environmental, economic, and social dimensions is an important constituent of the palm oil milling sub-sector for its effective contribution to ...
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In a new report, [The Development Tragedy —How Donor Aid Priorities and Land Use Policies Threaten Food Security], released to coincide with the Hunger Summit, World Growth research demonstrates ...
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Oil palm smallholders are potential actors to be included in the global palm oil market. Smallholder plantations account for 41.4% of total oil palm plantation areas and represents 36.6% of total CPO produced in Indonesia in 2015.
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Executives from palm oil giants Wilmar, Cargill and Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) appeared at a green investment summit in Jakarta last week, providing a window into the nature of a high-profile, joint sustainability pact the companies have entered into together with Asian Agri, Musim Mas and the Indonesian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Kadin).
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Well, in this report it will focus on the effects of climate change on the agriculture expansion in Solomon Islands. However, the research will concentrate looked at the food security and land specifically apart from livestock, fisheries, and forestry as a part of agriculture as well.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The authors of the USAID Office of Food for Peace Food Security Desk Review for Kasai Occidental and Oriental, Democratic Republic of Congo wish to thank the staff of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Office of Food for Peace (FFP), USAID/DRC, and other USAID/Washington
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Considering the global palm oil production, it can be identified as the second largest vegetable oil. Palm oil is a natural resource that is favorable for the Malaysian climate. In 2017, Malaysia had a total of 454 palm oil mills with a production capacity of approximately 112 million tonnes of fresh fruit bunches. A sustainable environment denotes high income, value addition and zero waste.
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Incidentally, Ghana, which also has a long history of palm oil production has apparently failed to take it beyond mere potential, due to the use of traditional methods of production coupled with the low quality of palm oil produced which could not make Ghana to meet up with the rising global and domestic demand. 31 The ministry of food and
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Aquaculture, palm oil and soy production have risen by 5–7% annually since 1990. • The major oil crops are not produced mainly by the poor for the poor. • Aquaculture systems are diverse and have mixed nutritional outcomes for the poor. • Enhancing food security in
Get PriceIt maps palm oil smallholders in at least three villages, helping farmers obtain land certificates, business licenses and environmental permits. Also part of the effort is the carrying out of baseline assessments of palm oil farmer organizations in two villages. The programme covers 1,400 hectares of land and, if successful, will be expanded to
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Palm oil is the world’s most traded vegetable oil, widely used as a cooking oil and in the manufacturing of many products, from margarine to lipstick, biscuits to candles, chocolate to laundry detergent, and biofuels. But growing it irresponsibly can devastate forests, wildlife, communities and the global climate.
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The rest of the palm oil is either being processed into food products for local usage or biodiesel for foreign exportation. Based on the current production volume and assuming that 80% of it was dedicated for food source. Malaysia had sufficient supply of palm biodiesel to support up to B50 biodiesel blend for transportation [29]. At the same
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2025-08-26· 1. Introduction: Justification and Need of the Consensus. Oil palm has been cultivated for more than 5000 years. Palm oil is the most commonly used vegetable oil in the world today [].Palm fruit oil, generally known as palm oil, is produced from the pulp of the fruit of the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis) [].This tropical fruit is reddish due to its high β-carotene content.
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alm oil is an important commodity and a versatile raw material for both food and non-food industries. Driven by global demands, the past few decades have seen rapid expansion of palm oil production and cultivation leading to degradation of land, water and ecological impact. This leads to the formation of Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) initiative.
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2014-05-16· This post is part of the Agriculture and Ecosystems Blog’s month-long series on Resilience. Fifty years ago palm oil was virtually non-existent in the Colombian diet. Now over 25% of the fat in national food supplies comes from the crop, making it the single most important plant for the provision of this macronutrient in the diet.
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Thanawat Tiensin and Agnes Kalibata and Martin Cole Experts say the pandemic will unleash a food security crisis not seen since the Great Recession. As we learned during the 2008-09 Great Recession, governments with the support of financial institutions, the United Nations, and others can mitigate the risk of global food shortages and high prices.
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the long and winding road to sustainable palm oil press machine cifor Restoration Plantations and tree crop commodities Enhanced nutrition and food security. Get Price . Sustainable Palm Oil for All UNDP in Indonesia. Heated debates have recently surrounded the palm oil sector in Indonesia and its access to export markets, including the European Union. The issue is crucial for Indonesia
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While the European Parliament has decided to ban palm oil imports by 2021, France recently gave the go-ahead for a biorefinery owned by Total, a move that prompted many critics. EURACTIV.fr reports.
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This mandate is likely to increase palm oil consumption in the country. Similarly, France discontinued biofuel tax, a move that would incline its economy towards biofuels or biodiesel. The food and beverage industry is another prominent end-user, where palm oil finds major applications as edible cooking oil. It is considered as an economical
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2025-07-08· Like other vegetable and animal fats, palm oil follows food-supply trends that have been well documented since the 18th century. For example, in
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How Ferrero wants to enhance best fair labor practices in its palm oil supply chain Ferrero acknowledges the importance of ensuring responsible labor practices in its palm oil supply chain and the Group intends to support an ongoing dialogue with suppliers on responsible palm oil production thus facilitating the Ferrero Charter implementation.
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2025-02-04· We declare to work together and support each other in transforming toward a 100% sustainable palm oil supply chain in Europe by 2020. Denmark France Germany Italy The Netherlands Norway United kingdom
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A Fair Trade Approach for Promoting Food Security & Supply Sustainability in Oils & Fats Trade. For many years, countries . globally have been facing shortages in domestic supply to fulfill their. oils and fats needs. This has lead to many countries becoming chronic . importers of oils and fats. Fortunately, there are a few . countries producing excess oils and fats to meet the needs of net
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19.03.2020 Responding to the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) 18.02.2020 ISCC Outlook on 2020 in Biofuels International 17.10.2025 How certification meets the interests of consumers and producers 17.10.2025 The world’s first rum with the ISCC logo 17.10.2025 Decarbonising the aviation sector 20.09.2025 CORSIA Sustainable Aviation Fuels Certification with ISCC 12.09.2025 Wasch- und
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2025-02-04· We declare to work together and support each other in transforming toward a 100% sustainable palm oil supply chain in Europe by 2020. Denmark France Germany Italy The Netherlands Norway United kingdom
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Sustainable food production and distribution is a foundation for strong economies. The FAO estimates that food production needs to increase 70% by 2050 to meet global needs. In some parts of the world people struggle to obtain enough food to survive, and trade in commodities and agricultural land threatens food security. Meanwhile, other
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The UAE has identified algae as a potential source for food production, which will help it boost food security, according to the Minister of State for Future Food Security. To find out more about food sustainability solutions, Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri had recently visited Australia, New Zealand, Netherlands, and Singapore.
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2025-12-19· In this year-end round up of the top 10 stories relating to food safety and security this year, we recap food safety and security crises in Indian dairy and oil, a potential cancer-causing food additive, New Zealand food security and more.
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This high standard for food can only be achieved by an effective partnership between government regulators and producers. Oil palm plantations cover 16.4 million hectares worldwide which is only 0.3% of the world’s agricultural land. Nevertheless, oil palm has adopted environmental sustainability standards as a key driver. In Malaysia, oil
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2025-09-24· Food and water security is weak in the Solomon Islands, but due to the history of state breakdown and ethnic violence most development assistance targets a wider range of issues. Unifying the country through a sense of common purpose will require more
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absolutely crucial that all stakeholders who touch palm oil supply chains—including the palm oil growers, processors, traders and financiers, as well as governments and consumer goods manufacturers—each do their part to end their complicity with Conflict Palm Oil and drive a transformation towards truly responsible land use and palm oil
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But at the end of the day, we know it is a bigger system-change that is needed, a change that goes beyond corporate sustainability lip service. We need to create alternatives that are allowed to out-compete Big Ag’s business as usual. It’s time to Occupy Our Food Supply and reclaim food sovereignty from the corporate food regime.
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This index suggests there is considerable room for both China and Africa to improve food security. Climate change will make even more difficult the ability of China and Africa to contribute positively to global food security. I need to underscore one note of caution in this analysis. Some of the statistics used refer to agriculture generally
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8. Collaboration with stakeholders to reduce negative environmental or social outcomes associated with palm oil production? The company states that it has engaged with around 200 NGOs, hosted several formal stakeholder dialogues and engages with NGOs through participation in multi-stakeholder initiatives or ad hoc discussions.
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