Palm oil plantations, for one, are increasingly struggling with the sector's declining attractiveness, which has hardly ...

The global demand for palm oil—the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet, in everything from instant noodles to lipstick—is driving worldwide tropical deforestation. While many studies have ...

New pilot programmes aim to improve soil health, biodiversity and livelihoods while sustaining palm oil productivity.

Southeast Asia’s tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil rising, ...

The internet is teeming with articles that tell of the atrocities wreaked on Mother Nature by the palm oil industry around the world. The hubbub makes it difficult to hear a voice of reason that can ...

Biodiesel as a fuel alternative has become more attractive to produce, increasing demand for palm oil as a feedstock. Read ...

Another oil palm plantation in Nenasi, Pekan, has been on fire since yesterday, with firefighting operations still ongoing today. Pahang Fire and Rescue Department (JBPM) deputy director Wan Ahmad ...

Prices of palm oil shot up by 80% from Rs 12,000 a tonne to Rs 21,546 in Telangana in the last 10 years, with the State ...

Cheap, versatile and easy to grow, palm oil is the world's most consumed vegetable oil and is found in roughly half of all packaged supermarket products, from bread and margarine to shampoo and ...

Nagaland launches mega oil palm plantation drive at Chümoukedima to boost farmers’ income and reduce edible oil imports.

Firefighters say the blazes in Pekan and Kuala Rompin are being brought under control.

Nagaland agriculture department launched a mega oil palm plantation drive under the National Mission on Edible Oils-Oil Palm (NMEO-OP) 2025-26 at Doyapur in Chumoukedima on Friday.