palm oil production line turkey in south africa

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Are palm oil companies buying land in Africa?
  • In Africa, an estimated 7.5 million acres of land "traditionally used or inhabited by local communities," covering both forest and farmland, have been acquired by palm oil companies, according to Devlin Kuyek, a researcher with GRAIN, a nonprofit that supports small farmers.
  • Where is oil palm grown?
  • Oil palm is a tropical plant species. It thrives on high rainfall, adequate sunlight, and humid conditions ? this means the best growing areas are around the equator.4 Palm oil is therefore grown in many countries across Africa, South America, and Southeast Asia. In the map, we see the distribution of production across the world.
  • Does Africa eat more palm oil than Southeast Asia?
  • Africa consumes significantly more palm oil than it produces in a global market dominated by Southeast Asia. Even in Ivory Coast, one of just a handful of net palm exporters, N'Cho conceded that consumers are in for pain. "If there is an increase over there, there's systematically an increase on the local market," he said.
  • Why are palm oil prices so high in Africa?
  • The conflict has helped propel prices for palm oil – ubiquitous in African dishes from Nigerian jollof rice to Ivorian sticky alloco plantains – to record highs that experts say will deepen a food-cost crisis and punish the poorest.