The Truth About Palm Oil Malaysia’s Sustainable Gift to the World
Responsibly cultivated palm oil is more environmentally beneficial than any other oil crop. Malaysia is a world model for sustainable palm oil production.
The truth about palm oil:
- Only the fruit is harvested. Each oil palm tree has a long, productive lifespan of up to 25 years. Workers pick bunches of fresh fruit year-round. The fruit is then crushed to produce this nutritious oil. Every part of the tree is eventually used. Nothing goes to waste on a Malaysian oil palm plantation.
- More than 260 species of plants and animals reside in or next to Malaysian palm oil plantations.
- Malaysian palm oil production is helping to eradicate poverty.
- Malaysian oil palms produce more oil while utilizing less land than any other oil crop. Each hectare of Malaysian oil palm produces approximately 3.74 tons of oil each year. Each hectare of soybeans produces just 0.37 tons of oil, while rapeseed (canola) produces only 0.67 tons.
Credit: https://www.palmoilhealth.org/faq/the-truth-about-palm-oil-malaysias-sustainable-gift-to-the-world/
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