Food companies have made bold public commitments to “sustainable” sourcing of their raw material inputs such as cocoa and palm oil, commodities th
EC | Why deforestation-free cocoa and palm oil are so elusive
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Author: Bart W van Assen
Here Be Dragons?
Background Paper for The World Indonesianist Forum 2018 About two years ago I ran my own, self-imposed, social experiment... one I don’t encourage
World Indonesianist Forum 2018
Guest speaker at the World Indonesianist Forum (October 2018) Here be Dragons About two years ago I ran my own, self-imposed, social experiment... o
Sempur Field Re-Opening Celebration
BogorHHH joined the re-opening celebrations of Sempur Sports Field. The new track is quite comfy, especially compared to the previous "pot-holed" grav
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil
Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) qualifications include RSPO P&C Lead Auditor Refresher Course (November 2017), RSPO Supply Chain Certifi
FFCI | Barilla’s contradiction
The play is simple: Consumers are warned that palm oil is harmful – FALSE Consumers are terrified by fake science – TRUE Palm oil is ab
Panduan – Bagaimana Merancang Hash Ala Bogor HHH?
After years and years of diligent work, Spokes' How To Set a Bogor Hash has finally been translated and revised. Special thanks to BlackJack, CaveMan,
Homework – Poem
My English teacher at school is convinced that I'm no fool! But as I can see, we both do agree that I far too often just LOOOOL. (Helped my kid
Buitenzorg en Omstreken
Still love this geo-referenced map of my home town (around 1900). Click here to download the relevant GIS files (ZIP). Update 14 Nov '18: the previ
Merdeka! Run
Just for fun, but still good to celebrate life to the fullest.