In India’s Assam, ‘hopes dashed’ for high returns on oil palm production
India’s plans to produce oil palm domestically including in Assam sees setbacks as lack of processing units ruin crops.
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Up to 35 percent hikes in food, fuel prices since the coup make it harder for the poor to feed themselves: UN agency.
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Palm oil is used in half of all consumer goods. But to produce it, rainforests get destroyed and wildlife is endangered.
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US customs agency ban follows probe into forced labour allegations; FGV says it upholds labour standards.
