Reward companies doing more R&D on palm oil, urges Jomo
Former Council of Eminent Persons member Jomo Kwame Sundaram has called for greater and more focussed efforts on research and development (R&D) in the oil palm industry, adding that companies involved in it should also receive tax incentives.Free Malaysia Today, 25 September 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, sustainable palm oil
Malaysia adopts key policies to ensure sustainable palm oil cultivation
Primary Industries Minister Teresa Kok has explained that Malaysia has adopted several key policies to ensure sustainable oil palm cultivation.The Rakyat Post, 23 September 2019
Malaysia, Palm Oil, sustainable palm oil
Making peace with oil palm
Oil palm is one of the most controversial crops today, because the plantations often replace tropical rainforests rich in biodiversity. Vast swaths of Indonesia and Malaysia are given over to the crop. But a growing number of scientists say it's time to work with oil palm companies to make the best of a bad situation.Science Mag, 12 July 2019
Malaysia, Indonesia, Palm Oil, sustainable palm oil
The Smallholders Insisted the Sustainable Palm Oil Commitment from the Buyers in European Union
Manager Group of Petani Sawit Awadaya, Asosiasi Amanah, H. Narno in the Sustainable Palm Oil Dialogue in Utrech, Netherland that RSPO, EPOA, and IDH proposed, told that the smallholders in Indonesia are really committed to implement the sustainable palm oil.Palm Oil Magazine, 09 July 2019
Indonesia, Palm Oil, palm oil ban, EU ban, sustainable palm oil, RSPO