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As the second day of the tenth Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) comes to a close (Singapore is 8 hours ahead of GMT), Landscapes Initiative Co-Organizer World Resources Institute (WRI) has just released two new mapping tools to further sustainability efforts in Indonesian palm oil production. The tools help de…

As the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil convenes its tenth meeting this week in Singapore, this is a key time to consider questions about sustainability certifications and standards. Andre Brosser, founder of Beagle Sustainable Solutions, provides some thoughts on the future directions of RSPO and eco-certification i…

On the heels of the Committee on World Food Security's 39th meeting, food security experts (and many others) will head to the second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD), held in Uruguay, this week. Building off of the first conference in 2010, this year's meeting will focus on implementa…

The annual meeting of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil begins next Monday. Hosted in Singapore, the meeting will celebrate RSPO's tenth anniversary of working towards sustainable business models. It will provide a platform for the various stakeholders in the industry to reflect on advancements and lessons of the…

Yesterday marked the second annual Food Day in the United States.  Not to be confused with the international observance of World Food Day that celebrated agricultural cooperatives last Tuesday, the U.S. day specifically focuses on domestic food movements and policies. Created by the Center for Science in the Public…

Considerable financial resources will be necessary to feed a growing global population, meet the needs of changing diets, and deal with natural resources and climatic challenges (see our post on climate-smart agriculture financing). According to FAO estimates, US$83 billion a year will be needed to achieve food securit…