COVID 19 – Agricultural sectors facing a rough ride ahead
According to a recent USDA report, due to the Coronavirus pandemic the Dutch agricultural sectors are anticipating a tough time ahead. The Netherlands is one of the world’s largest...
IMF projects global economy to contract in 2020
The COVID 19 global pandemic crisis has not spared any country. According to IMF, due to the pandemic, the global economy is projected to fall to –3 percent in...
The Shocking Truth About Eu Forests In Numbers
According to a briefing note by FERN the cheapest, most effective, and most readily available way to remove carbon dioxide is to protect and restore European forests and other...
Malaysia not threatened by Bill Gates’ synthetic palm oil project
KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): Malaysia does not see the production of synthetic palm oil by US start-up company, C16 Biosciences, as a threat to natural palm oil supply chain,...
Viability of Synthetic Palm Oil versus Natural Palm Oil Dr. Mohd. Khairuddin Aman Razali & Dr. Kalyana Sundram
For several decades now, and ever since the early 1980s, palm oil has been called out as a problem for a number of different reasons. First it was its...
An Interim Economic Assessment of the COVID 19 risk – impact on world economy – OECD
The OECD released an Interim Economic Assessment of the Coronavirus risk and its impact on the world economy on 2nd March. Following is a summary of the report: The...
Palm oil holds promise for current and future food security
The progress of global food security hinges on the ability of the farming community to efficiently produce sufficient and nutritious food to satisfy local needs and meet growing global...
Palm Oil Prioritizes Health in Comparison to Other Oils
Dietary fats play an important role in human health. They are required for providing energy and supporting cell growth. Fats are also necessary for the role they play in...
The European Commission’s Communication on ‘Stepping up EU Action to Protect and Restore the World’s Forests’ – Is this aimed towards more discrimination of palm oil?
On 23 July 2019, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a Communication addressed at the European Parliament, the Council of the EU, the European Economic and Social Committee and the...
Hypocrisy in Europe’s psy-war against palm oil
What do palm oil, lemons, and the Ku Klux Klan have in common? They all illustrate what economists term asymmetric information. Coined by the Noble Laureate George Akerlof (1970s),...