Monoculture palm oil production has come at the cost of rainforest habitat, particularly in Malaysia and Indonesia. Researchers are conducting experimental trials in Malaysian Borneo to see if native ...

As the palm oil industry evolves, Malaysia’s smallholders are helping shape a more sustainable future, grounded in collaboration and community. On Carey Island, Malaysia, the sun shines down on rows ...

The oil palm tree is native to one of the largest contiguous blocks of lowland rainforest in West Africa, and provides food and habitat for many animals, including threatened species. Grown in ...

Indonesia’s palm oil industry is a stark contrast of wealth and poverty. While corporations reap billions in revenue, villagers living near oil palm plantations suffer. They lose access to farm and ...

JOE ONYIUKE is the National President of the Oil Palm Growers Association of Nigeria (OPGAN) and the Vice Chairman of the ...

Hyderabad: A Rs 300-crore oil palm processing factory built by Telangana Oilfed at Narmetta in Siddipet district will be ...

Oil crops serve both dietary and industrial needs, shaping and reflecting global economies. Sustainability concerns drive both supply and demand of oil crop markets, via production practices and ...

With palm oil’s links to deforestation under increasing scrutiny, a new start-up is developing an alternative through fermentation - using side streams as feedstock. Palm oil is a commodity with ...

A St. Louis-based agribusiness conglomerate is embarking on a $1 billion investment in the New Orleans area, including a plan to triple capacity at its Avondale palm oil refining facility, which will ...

Oil is hardly the only commodity that saw a price jump as the war in the Middle East enters its second week. The palm oil that makes your peanut butter smooth hit its highest pric ...