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Millions of people around the world depend on palm oil
29.03.2010 11:36 "Agro Perspectiva" (Kyiv) —
Produced from the oil palm tree, palm oil is the highest yielding oilseed crop and primarily grown in Indonesia and Malaysia, which together account for about 80 percent of the world’s production. Palm oil is the world’s most widely used and versatile vegetable oil.
Cargill owns and operates five palm plantations two in Indonesia and three in Papua New Guinea as well as 12 palm oil refineries across the world which buy, refine, process, and market palm oil products from our own and other plantations.
The increase in demand for palm oil has also meant an increase in demand for more farm and plantation land. This has raised environmental and social concerns including forest and habitat conservation, peat land conversion, the need to protect waterways and the rights of indigenous communities.
We believe that palm should be produced sustainably. At each of our plantations, and as part of our commitment to conserve natural resources and biodiversity, we integrate responsible development into our operational plans and policies. Together with non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and local communities, we monitor our impact on the environment and develop partnerships to conserve resources and biodiversity.
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