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Palm Oil Growth in Peru Slows as Land Suitability and Sustainability Take Top Priority. Palm is a tree crop suited to cultivation in climatic conditions similar to those of the tropical rainforest. From 1999 to 2009, global production more than doubled. Thirty years ago, palm oil accounted for less than 2 percent but now accounts for 37 percent
If successful, Peru could be palm oil deforestation-free by 2024, according to the NWF. During the expo, Peru's Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Gustavo Mostajo reportedly said that the national government aims to develop deforestation-free agriculture with a
Palm Oil in Peru: a New Threat Cool Earth
Deforestation from Oil Palm plantations is something you might be used to hearing about in Papua New Guinea, not the Amazon. But small palm oil plantations are having a big impact in Peru’s forest. 1 The central region is experiencing high levels of forest loss. In many areas, palm oil
Four oil palm plantations connected to the Palmas del Espino company are proposed in the northern Peruvian Amazon. Photograph: David Hill Companies in Peru
Can Nestlé source Peruvian palm oil without deforestation
Palm oil cultivation is booming in Peru, boosting the income of small farmers who supply Swiss food giant Nestlé with the product. But the crop is one of the main drivers of deforestation in this
these risks so that palm oil production truly represents a sustainable development opportunity for the country. Oil Palm in Peru Similar to other areas of the world that grow palm oil commercially, Peru has seen a significant increase in the area cultivated to produce palm oil, a trend which will continue and may accelerate. Plantations are
Peru aims to eliminate palm oil deforestation by 2024
Last week, the Peruvian Palm Oil Producers’ Association (JUNPALMA) promised to enter into an agreement for sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil
Small oil palm plantations are having big impacts on Peru rainforest by Benji Jones on 28 October 2016 The central region of Peru is experiencing some of the country’s highest levels of
Peru’s Commitment to End Deforestation Driven by Palm
IQUITOS, Peru — The National Wildlife Federation heralded the Peruvian palm oil Producers' Association’s newly announced commitment to enter into an agreement for sustainable and deforestation-free palm oil production as a momentous win
Palm oil comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree. 85% of the world’s supply is from Southeast Asia. The fruit of this tree grows in heavy bundles at the top center of the tree and is harvested by hand. The large bundles are cut using poles and t...