The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is native to West and central Africa, and commercial plantations are now expanding in the region. If a full-scale boom developed, it could encroach on crucial ...

The arrival of the palm oil plantation just south of the border with Mexico, where most people live in poverty, offered hope — at least at first. The wider industry has brought around 28,000 ...

trong law enforcement measures taken recently by the government against oil palm plantations cultivated on forested land have stirred uncertainty and sent shockwaves throughout the palm oil industry.

scientists developed a scenario that replaced palm oil plantations with native forestry. Alongside this, the requirement of commercial space for farming of BSFL was also considered. Also read → How ...

The complex to be set up in Khammam district ... around 90,000 acres of area and help Telangana achieve targets for oil palm plantation. The company will invest Rs 300 crore over the next three ...

For oil palm farmers in Ghana, effective post-harvest management represents one of the most significant opportunities to improve profitability. Fresh Fruit Bunch (FFB) counting and grading are ...

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Thursday signed memorandum of understanding (MoU) with three companies to increase the cover of oil palm plantation to boost production of edible oil and ...

The $40 billion palm oil industry is notorious for wiping out ... produce 85 percent of the world’s supply. Clearing land for plantations involves burning rainforest—in the process ...

Despite also holding Indonesia’s sustainable palm oil certification, the ISPO, the companies have been found draining peatlands, deforesting, and expanding plantations in violation of ...

Ezzaruddin Abdul Rapar spends a lot of his time guiding guests around an “experience centre” on a giant oil palm plantation an hour’s drive west of Kuala Lumpur that is owned by Malaysian ...