An oil palm farmers' association warns that President Prabowo's single-gate export policy could trigger monopolies and hurt independent farmers.

Palm oil is a tasteless, odorless vegetable oil made from the fruit of the oil palm tree, which grows with great efficiency in tropical environments. It’s ideal for all kinds of cooking, is found in beauty products as well as glue, and helps preserve ...

That’s because palm oil is cheap. The plant that makes it, the African oil palm, can produce up to 10 times more oil per hectare than soybeans. But as my new book on palm oil’s history shows, this controversial commodity hasn’t always been cheap.

Palm oil is everywhere—especially in packaged foods—so knowing its benefits and issues helps you make smarter choices. Nutritionally, palm oil sits between coconut oil and olive oil, with mixed effects on heart health and cholesterol. It’s popular ...

Palm oil is one of the world’s most widely used vegetable oils and found in nearly 50 percent of all packaged products, according to the World Wildlife Fund. It plays a vital role in foods, baked goods, and personal care items, and is even a ...

Indonesian police named palm oil company Musim Mas a corporate suspect in an environmental damage investigation in Riau.

In this episode on Tekniq, we shall follow the journey of harvesting and transporting fruits from oil palm trees, we observe the harvesting of coconuts, processing the humble jackfruit, and the harvesting of jabuticaba fruit.