By Aida Greenbury In general, plantation companies view local communities and smallholders as obstacles to expanding ...

This story by Jackson Okata was originally published by Minority Africa and a shorter version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. For 30 years, Peninah Ngahu, 58, ...

As the palm oil industry evolves, Malaysia’s smallholders are helping shape a more sustainable future, grounded in collaboration and community. On Carey Island, Malaysia, the sun shines down on rows ...

Smallholder farmers and associations have mixed views on whether the EUDR, a regulation to prevent deforestation-linked products from entering the EU, should be delayed by 12 months. While smallholder ...

The EU’s recently adopted restrictions on the import of commodities linked to deforestation, such as palm oil from Indonesia, has a noble intention but could have unintended impacts on small farmers, ...

A women’s agroforestry co-operative in Rwanda. Ilene Perlman/Shutterstock Across most of Africa, rural communities grow their own food, relying on smallholder agriculture. But climate change is ...

Rows of green tobacco plants stretched towards the bush in a vast field of a crop that has rebounded to record levels in ...

To combat deforestation, interventions must support both development and inclusion. Smallholders need to be brought on the journey towards zero deforestation. A new research collaboration aims to ...