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Philippines coconut farmer
Global giants to certify Pinoy sustainable coconut production
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
February 14, 2013
A partnership between the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ - German Agency for International Co-operation), BASF and Cargill plans to improve the livelihoods of 2,500 coconut growers in the Philippines. The partnership is co-financed by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development through its program develoPPP.de. The program focuses on smallholder coconut growers in the southern Philippine island of Mindanao, aiming to raise farmers’ incomes by improving productivity and coconut oil quality.
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Private equity company looks at green shipping
A private equity company says it is looking at green investment in the Asia's shipping industry. Speaking at a recent  Eco-Dollars Business Breakfast organized by Asia Shipping Media in Singapore, Vigor Capital director Jotdeep Singh said: “As an investor the first thing we look at is green, but of course we have to check it has to be financially viable. We look for ships that consume less fuel. Fuel is the main thing we look for. We are going to focus on the energy use of ships to begin with.”
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RSPO in Asian supermarket
Asian consumers take modest note of sustainable palm oil
Neal McGrath
October 09, 2012
Palm oil is a slippery business. Large plantations often displace local farming communities, leading to land rights disputes. Peat-swamp forest, primary forest and other high-value conservation areas valued for biodiversity and greenhouse-gas capturing abilities are often cleared to plan palm for oil production. The good news is, big business and big consuming countries are making strides to support a palm oil industry that is more sustainable and which manages those affected more equitably.
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Cargill funds Indonesia’s first sustainable oil-palm teaching farm
US-based agribusiness giant Cargill has signed an agreement with Indonesia’s Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) to establish the country’s first oil-palm teaching plantation.
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Indonesian smallholders receive sustainable palm oil premiums
Smallholders at Cargill's oil palm plantation in Indonesia, PT Hindoli, have received their first premiums for the certified palm oil they produced, according to a statement released by Cargill recently.
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Leaders commit to sustainable agriculture, food security
A concerted effort is needed to develop sustainable solutions for global food security problems, government officials and business leaders said today at the 20th World Economic Forum on East Asia in Jakarta.
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