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Golden Agri-Resources Provides Sustainable Food Supply amid COVID-19
January 7, 2021 GMT
Golden Agri-Resources has collaborated with several partners, including Wageningen University, The Netherlands, to implement the Alternative Livelihood Program through Integrated Ecological Farming.
Golden Agri-Resources has collaborated with several partners, including Wageningen University, The Netherlands, to implement the Alternative Livelihood Program through Integrated Ecological Farming.
JAKARTA, Indonesia, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ COVID-19′s impact continues to be felt, especially among vulnerable parts of in rural Indonesia where food security and income generation have been put at risk by the pandemic. In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company ope
Golden Agri-Resources offers support to Indonesian communities
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Palm oil manufacturer Golden Agri-Resources says it has helped to upgrade agricultural practices in more than 40 communities in Indonesia.
Golden Agri-Resources has collaborated with several partners, including Wageningen University, to try and improve agricultural practices in Indonesia. Credit: GAR
COVID-19’s impact continues to be felt, especially among vulnerable parts of rural Indonesia where food security and income generation have been put at risk by the pandemic. In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), says it has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company operates.
Golden Agri-Resources Provides Sustainable Food Supply amid COVID-19
INDONESIA, 7
January 2021 - COVID-19 s impact continues to be felt, especially among vulnerable parts of in rural Indonesia where food security and income generation have been put at risk by the pandemic.
In response, leading palm oil-based agribusiness, Golden Agri-Resources (GAR), has increased focus on food security and livelihoods programmes to support communities where the company operates. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we saw that access to nutritious food was an even greater challenge for rural communities. Our Alternative Livelihood and Integrated Ecological Farming Programmes, have been helping communities plan, fund, and grow their own food, allowing them to be less reliant on supplies from outside the village. The programme helps farmers feed themselves, plus earn much needed extra income. As a bonus, improving farmer productivity in these communities reduces the need to open more land for farming, r