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Shift the power: network organizations as a power for change
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn. Recent publications and a virtual debate under the hashtag #shiftthepower reflect on efforts to build inclusive…
04 December 2020
Project gets Oil Palm Farmers on the Road to RSPO Certification in Indonesia
This project serves the dual goals of increasing the supply of sustainable palm oil and directly improving the livelihoods of…
How does poverty taste? Chocolatey.
With every bite of our favourite chocolate bar, we swallow the delicious product of a broken system that needs overhaul.…
30 November 2020
Colombia Leads the Latin American Market of Sustainable Palm Oil
The oil palm industry has grown considerably in Colombia in the last decade and is one of its agribusiness pillars, making…
24 November 2020
Africa 2030: food and employment seminar
Africa’s population is expected to grow to more than 2.4 billion by 2050, with an increasing number of people living…
23 November 2020
Landscape initiative will boost the income of smallholder producers in Nicaragua
Introducing a new sustainable landscape initiative within a community requires the support of actors from multiple sectors who can offer…
19 November 2020
NORC report on child labour in West Africa: more accurate figures, but no farmers business case
This article originally appeared on LinkedIn. Estimates of the number of children in child labour were overestimated In previous years…
18 November 2020
Hurricane Eta and Hurricane Iota: why you should care
People in Honduras used boats to evacuate the affected areas following Hurricane Eta’s passing through the Central American region. Hurricane…
17 November 2020
When fintech helps producers access finance for the transition to sustainable production
Catalina is a palm oil producer in Colombia using AgroPrestamo Watch the BBC and MasterCard film about Catalina, HERE. For…
Efficient mills introduced in Liberia to boost palm oil extraction
The highly efficient mills is to help increase the oil extraction rate of palm oil in Liberia The mills are…
13 November 2020
