Potting and Repotting Date Palms It’s possible to grow a young date palm in a container. This allows you to move it into optimal light conditions and a location that is protected from strong winds.

Because the tree is unusually resilient and can grow on degraded land with few resources—some people have dubbed it a “supertree”—it could eventually compete with low-cost palm oil.

Reviewed by Mary Marlowe Leverette Majesty palm (Ravenea rivularis) is a tropical tree native to Madagascar, where it can grow nearly 100 feet tall, and an increasingly popular houseplant. It is ...

If one were to instead grow coconut or rapeseed, more land would be required to produce the same amount of oil.” Promising Alternative As demand for alternatives grows, however, that could change. In ...

Palm oil trees are native to Africa, especially West Africa but were brought by travellers to South East Asia over 100 years ago as an ornamental tree. The Asian countries have since taken over ...

The Centre has set a target of growing palm oil trees on two lakh hectares of land in Assam by 2025-26, which will bring half of the state’s 35 districts under the profitable edible oil business.

Unfortunately, the environmental impacts of palm oil production are significant, primarily due to deforestation, habitat destruction, and biodiversity loss.

Palm oil is everywhere – but what actually is it, and is ‘sustainable’ palm oil really any better for both people and the planet?

Learn more about palm oil and its uses with this online explainer for children aged 11 to 14 from BBC Bitesize - The Regenerators.

PNG’S billion-kina Oil Palm Industry Corporation has made Morobe a model province for new legislation as of last Friday.

The ubiquitous ingredient contributes to the loss of tropical forests. By Manuela Andreoni Palm oil — the ubiquitous ingredient for all things spreadable, from toothpaste to ice cream — is now ...

Nassozi started growing oil palm trees in 2012. Like many other farmers on Kalangala, she focused on sustainability and avoiding the deforestation and other issues associated with palm oil farming ...