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Agarwood Gaharu Plantation Investment

Agarwood Gaharu Plantation Investment Agarwood is the infected wood of the Aquilaria tree. Called ‘the wood of the Gods’, its uses range from incense for religious ceremonies, perfume for the Arabic world, medicinal wine in Korea and ornamental functions in China. As a healthy tree the Aquilaria is worth next to nothing, but wounded its defence mechanisms produce agarwood and the tree becomes a valuable commodity. Gerard Persoon goes in search of the natural and social life of a wounded tree. Buddhist monks, Arabic perfumers, Japanese incense producers and Papuan collectors were just some of the cast of the 2nd International [...]

Plantations International Kiva

Plantations International  has just launched its Kiva micro lending service, to help farmers in developing countries.

Plantations International Brazil Papaya Production

Drought conditions in Brazil have hampered papaya production there and have led to limited volumes of the fruit. With less product available for export, prices for the fruit in Europe have been strong. “Papayas are more expensive at the moment than they were two months ago,” said Marvin Lee of Plantations International “The market was about three Euro per kilogram of fruit, and prices have now risen to around four Euro per kilo; it's been difficult.” Plantations International believes El Nino might have something to do with the drought, as there is less rain in some areas and above-average rainfall in others. [...]

Plantations International Planning Bamboo Plantation in Brazil

Global plantation giant, Plantations International is now set to widen its global Plantation presence to include Bamboo Plantations in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This new expansion is to facilitate the group’s major investment into a forestry plantation sector that could be crucial in meeting the challenges currently faced by the global timber and biomass industries in Brazil. Bamboo is widely considered to be part of the solution to numerous environmental issues. Bamboo has been identified as one of the most sustainable species in the world today and presents a wide range of potentially lucrative commercial opportunities. Plantations International is in the process [...]

Why urban agriculture isn’t really a panacea for Africa’s food situation

Plantations International News Food safety efforts require to look beyond metropolitan farming. Jane BattersbyGareth Haysom, University of Cape Community as well as Jane Battersby, College of Cape CommunityUrban agriculture is widely promoted as the remedy to the growing trouble of city food instability in South Africa as well as in Africa more generally. It is claimed to supply incomes as well as social communication, as well as have environmental advantages. But it's likewise ensured as having additional food safety benefits.It is the key,and also generally the just, food safety and security plan of city governments , as well as the emphasis [...]

2015 Global Landscapes Forum Donor and Partner Report

Plantations International Information The 2015 Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) was the largest occasion assembled on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP21 in Paris. Over 2 days (5-6 December), the Discussion forum combined greater than 3,200 individuals from farming, forestry, water management, financing and various other land usage choice makers.At the Forum, participants dedicated to: restoring 128 million ha of abject as well as deforested landscapes protecting watersheds across the Andes, led by 125 city and also local governments developing the very first and only settlements for ecosystem solutions initiative in the Pacific Islands setting up the International Collaboration for Blue Carbon [...]

Advancement banks endanger to release a facilities tsunami on the setting

Plantations International Information Major advancement financial institutions are moneying logging, mining as well as framework tasks that are having substantial effect on nature. Right here, forests are being razed along a freshly built road in main Amazonia. William Laurance, Author providedCosts Laurance, James Cook UniversityWe are residing in one of the most explosive time of infrastructure growth in human history. The G20 nations, when they met in Australia in 2014, suggested for in between US$ 60 trillion and also US$ 70 trillion in new facilities financial investments by 2030, which would certainly more compared to increase the international total worth of [...]