News
Next regional meeting of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative announced
14 March 2018The fourth Regional Meeting of the TFA 2020 Africa Palm Oil Initiative will take place 17 May in Accra, Ghana
Tea and palm in East Africa: ensuring responsible production
12 March 2018Proforest recently visited Uganda and Rwanda to conduct HCV assessments and ensure the production of tea and oil palm is not occurring at the expense of the local environment and communities.
PepsiCo launches smallholder palm oil program in Mexico
13 February 2018Last week saw the launch of Mexico's first RSPO Smallholders Support Fund programme during the first Mexican Palm Oil 2018 Congress held in Villahermosa, Mexico.
Success from first public consultation of the RSPO P&C Review process
27 November 2017Ahead of the 15th Annual RSPO Roundtable meeting taking place in Bali this week, Proforest and Daemeter facilitated the third Taskforce meeting of the RSPO Principles and Criteria (P&C) Review process.
Highlights from Africa Palm Oil Initiative meeting in Gabon
20 November 2017Government, private sector, small producers and civil society from 15 countries gathered in Libreville, Gabon, last month for the third regional workshop of the TFA 2020 Africa Palm Oil Initiative.
RSPO-endorsed training course to take place in Ecuador
25 October 2017This November, Proforest will be delivering its first Lead Auditor training course in Ecuador.
Driving forward deforestation-free palm oil production in Africa
5 October 201710 countries will meet in Gabon this week to plan for the next phase of the Africa Palm Oil Initiative, coordinated by Proforest.
Book now for our RSPO-endorsed Supply Chain Certification course
25 September 2017Registration is now open for our first ever Supply Chain Certification course to take place in Europe.
Africa: the new palm oil frontier? Proforest joins the debate
7 December 2016Proforest’s Africa Regional Director, Abraham Baffoe, joined a panel of experts to discuss palm oil development in Africa last month.
Using mobile technology to support smallholder sustainability
25 November 2016Simple mobile and online technology supports smallholder producers of palm oil to move towards greater sustainability.