Oil palm trees are native to Africa but were brought to South-East Asia just over 100 years ago as an ornamental tree crop. Now, Indonesia and Malaysia make up over 85% of global supply but there are ...

Palm oil production is far more mechanized in Asia than in Africa. This Malaysian mill ... At Olam’s Mouila plantation, farther south, an even bigger mill is producing twice as much oil.

Akeem Tijani, a professor of agricultural economics at Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, western Nigeria, confirmed that Nigeria mainly exported cocoa beans but also exported smaller amounts of ...

Palm oil is a type of edible vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis), native to West Africa but now widely grown in tropical regions, particularly in ...

It comes from the fruit or kernels (stones) of oil palm trees which are originally from Africa, but are now farmed in large plantations mostly across countries in South East Asia like Malaysia and ...

It is extracted from the fruit that grows on oil palms, originally in Africa, and now mostly grown in Malaysia and Indonesia. Now the question is, is palm oil good or bad for the planet?

The European Union’s decision to delay the implementation of a deforestation law has drawn mixed reactions in Indonesia, the world’s largest palm oil producer. Some farmers expressed concerns ...

("Africa Oil", or the "Company") announces an increase in the group's direct interest in Block 3B/4B, offshore South Africa, to 18.0%. This block lies to the southeast and on trend with a number ...