and taller trees are more difficult to harvest. Photograph by PASCAL MAITRE Indonesia and Malaysia are now the epicenter of palm oil, but the oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is not native to Asia.

A single tree holds four kg to five kg of silica ... Dedicated full-time harvesters should focus solely on harvesting. Oil palm is tough. Are we tougher? Oil palm is a God’s gift of abundance ...

NATURE ages, and so do palms. Oil palm trees thrive in their prime years, but after 25 years, they start showing their age – ...

Leading tea planters' body, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) on Thursday urged both Central and state governments to ...

Palm oil’s big problem has always been the jungle-covered terrain where the tree is grown ... And demand is growing: By 2022, the global market is expected to more than double in value to ...

The Union Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare will extend the NMEO-OP scheme to Assam's tea estates for oil palm ...

Oil palm trees are native to Africa but were brought to South-East Asia just over 100 years ago as an ornamental tree crop. Now, Indonesia and Malaysia make up over 85% of global supply but there are ...

As the planet warms, water scarcity is increasing and, compounded by population increases, fruit growing must ... done by machines.” Palm oil harvesters only know the fruit is ripe for picking when it ...

Leading tea planters' body, the North Eastern Tea Association (NETA) on Thursday urged both Central and state governments to ...

I write about Asia's richest, fast-growing businesses ... seeks to expand its plantation footprint amid rising demand for palm oil. “This strategic move aligns with the group’s long-term ...