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A palm oil mill located on a palm oil plantation in Malaysia A satellite image showing deforestation in Malaysian Borneo to allow the plantation of oil palm. Malaysia is the world's second largest producer of palm oil, producing 19.7 million tonnes in 2023-24. [46]
The PHP 2-billion palm oil plantation project straddles in Barangays Gatuslao, Agboy, and Payauan. HAPI's heavy equipment destroyed their corn, pineapple, sugarcane, and vegetables plantations. About 1,000 families face eviction, displacement and livelihood disruption amid the LGU's offer to create 3,000 new jobs.
The Philippine Coconut Authority (Filipino: Pangasiwaan sa Niyog ng Pilipinas, [1] abbreviated as PCA or PHILCOA) is an agency of the Philippine government under the Department of Agriculture (from 2014 to 2018, under the Office of the President of the Philippines and the Office of the Cabinet Secretary) responsible for developing the coconut and other palm oil industry to its full potential ...
Countries by coconut production in 2020. This is a list of countries by coconut production from the years 2017 to 2022, based on data from the Food and Agriculture Organization Corporate Statistical Database. [1]
Investors have been cautious about investing in palm oil biofuel projects because of the impact the expansion of oil palm plantations has had on tropical rain forests, [107] but according to the South East Asian CDM development company YTL-SV Carbon, many CDM projects in the palm oil sector focus on improving use of waste products to reduce gas ...
Having a long history of smallholders producing palm oil for domestic consumption (cooking oil, soap etc.), in the 2000s it started implementing nucleus estate and smallholder schemes. However, independent smallholders continue to produce the vast majority of palm oil in the West African nation. [12]
The Salim Group also owns major oil palm plantations (about 1,000 km 2) and logging concessions. Salim Group has been involved in property development and the leisure industry for around 30 years. Its businesses include hotel and resort development, golf courses, and commercial real estate. [2]
IBON Foundation cites as example the one million hectares allocated for palm oil plantations in Mindanao, as well as Build, Build, Build infrastructure projects that will destroy forests, farms, water sources, and livelihoods, and displace local communities. [30]