The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is native to West and central Africa, and commercial plantations are now expanding in the region. If a full-scale boom developed, it could encroach on crucial ...

After a tip about unsustainable logging at a Malaysian state-run oil palm plantation, former Rainforest Investigations Network (RIN) Fellow Low Choon Chyuan launched a yearlong investigation, ...

A paleontologist journeys through Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago in search of our earliest ancestors, and uncovers how ...

NoPalm Ingredients has achieved fermentation of oils and fats from food industry side streams to an industrial scale 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 ...

India's palm oil imports in January fell to their lowest in nearly 14 years as refiners turned to cheaper soyoil, driven by ...

The Malaysian palm futures closed higher on Wednesday for the fifth consecutive session, boosted by a positive U.S. report ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- Malaysia's palm oil stock dropped by 7.55 percent to 1.58 million tons in January from December last year, official data showed recently. According to the Malaysian ...

The agriculture minister's recent announcement on a new NES policy might look good on paper, but falls short of the ...

A palm tree can be anything from a 6-foot houseplant ... These drupes are known for their delicious meat and the oil that can be extracted from them, and their shells can even be used to create ...

Malaysian palm futures rose on Monday for the fourth consecutive session, after data released by the industry regulator ...