Palm oil is everywhere today: in food, soap, lipstick, even newspaper ink. ... The plant that makes it, the African oil palm, can produce up to 10 times more oil per hectare than soybeans.

Palm oil comes from the fruit of the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis. The trees are native to southwestern Africa but have been introduced to other parts of the world, first as an ornamental ...

Palm oil is a product made from the fruits of the two oil palm tree species – the African oil palm and the American oil palm. The vast majority is made from the African oil palm, Elaeis guineensis, ...

Palm oil is a popular oil found in many foods. While it may have some health benefits, its production has major environmental and ethical concerns.

Climbers use handmade harnesses to harvest palm fruits from 60-foot-tall trees to make red palm oil, which can cost 16 times as much as vegetable oil. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

Trucks are seen near a palm oil plantation at a village located near Indonesia's projected new capital, known as Nusantara National Capital, in Sepaku, East Kalimantan province, Indonesia - Reuters ...

The Palm Oil Barometer 2025: tagged “Procurement for Prosperity”, released on Wednesday by Solidaridad West Africa in partnership with global and regional stakeholders and made available to ...

Red palm oil is used in cuisines across the world. It is a base for a number of West African stews and sauces. In Nigerian cuisine, it saturates the dishes of the tropical southern, western, and ...

Setting up forests or “tree islands” in large oil palm farms can help restore biodiversity and ecosystems by aiding the natural regeneration of native trees, their study suggests. Increasing ...