The call comes from an Indonesian NGO coalition Eyes on the Forest – comprising WWF, Jikalahari and Wahli. Riau has long been a centre of controversy over forest clearance and plantation establishment ...

Extracted from the reddish pulp of the oil palm fruit, palm oil is rich in vitamin E and beta-carotene, the pigment ...

Nigerian red palm cooking oil is a traditional cooking oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis).

In Benin most palm oil is still produced by women for domestic use. The fruit is boiled and pounded to extract oil from the pulp. Here a woman separates the fruit fibers and shells from the oily ...

Palm oil is the most widely used vegetable oil on the planet and is believed to be in about 50% of products found in supermarkets and shops. It comes from the reddish pulp of the fruit found on ...

GAPKI, Indonesia’s palm oil association, declined to comment and referred Reuters to the environment ministry. Related News Indonesian fires burned 1.6 million hectares of land this year ...