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04/03/2011 (nature.com) - Malaysia has grand plans for its biofuels sector, with its massive palm oil industry currently producing 1,065 megawatts of electricity and 270 megawatts of biogas. The country is now reportedly aiming to become the hub of Asia’s research into green energy generation using biomass.

04/03/2011 (The Jakarta Globe) - With Indonesia’s bilateral trade with India growing at a rapid pace, the country is now looking to build greater economic ties with the giant Asian nation, Trade Minister Mari Pangestu said on Thursday.

03/03/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil advanced for a second day as higher crude prices increased the appeal of the tropical commodity for biofuel even as analysts forecast a rebound in supply and larger stockpiles.

03/03/2011 (The Jakarta Globe) - For those not familiar with images of a tropical forest being depleted, it is difficult to imagine the level of desperation faced by indigenous populations who have retained their customary rights to live and depend on the forest’s environment according to their traditional ways. Many of these people of the forest live by traditional hunting and gathering, relying on their environmental knowledge to secure food resources.

03/03/2011 (Reuters) - Malaysia's palm-to-property conglomerate Sime Darby said on Wednesday that it has not entered into any agreement to invest in Cameroon oil palm plantations.

03/03/2011 (Live Trading News) - Blocked by the Green movement and devoid of pricing power, the Palm Oil business has 1 thing going for it, and that is the prospects of the liquid Gold it extracts from millions of short Green trees.

03/03/2011 (FnB News) - “Godrej Agrovet is happy that the FY2012 Union Budget included initiatives which will help boost India’s crop and livestock yields. The government has finally begun to pay serious attention to the livestock sector, with Rs 300 crore dedicated to the creation of a National Mission for Protein Supplements,” says Balram Yadav, managing director, Godrej, Agrovet Ltd, commenting on the Union Budget, 2011-12.

02/03/2011 (The Star Online) - The sale of certified soy by the Roundtable on Responsible Soy (RTRS) slated in May to Europe will not pose as a threat to certified palm oil by the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO).

02/03/2011 (Bloomberg) - Palm oil climbed the most in a month as soyabeans and crude oil advanced on speculation that the turmoil that has cut Libya’s crude production may disrupt more Middle East supplies.

02/03/2011 (Financial Times) - Blackguarded by the green movement and devoid of pricing power, the palm oil business has one thing going for it: the sparkling prospects of the liquid gold it extracts from millions of squat green trees.

02/03/2011 (Fast Company) - The country\'s leading sustainable players in the palm oil industry are now turning to their own waste for power.