scholarly journals The non-industrial palm oil sector in Cameroon

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nkongho R.N. ◽  
Feintrenie L. ◽  
Levang P.
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Sector

scholarly journals The global palm oil sector must change to save biodiversity and improve food security in the tropics

2017 ◽  
Vol 203 ◽  
pp. 457-466 ◽  
Author(s):  
Badrul Azhar ◽  
Norzanalia Saadun ◽  
Margi Prideaux ◽  
David B. Lindenmayer
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
The Tropics ◽  
Improve Food Security

scholarly journals The Unavoidable Palm Oil Can Be Sustainable

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 29-39 ◽  
Author(s):  
GH YUE ◽  
Baoqing Ye ◽  
Antonius A Suwanto
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Palm ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
On Farm

The oil palm is the most productive oil-producing crop. To yield the same volume of oil that is from one hectare of palm, eight hectares of soybean are needed. Palm oil is used an ingredient in over 50% of packaged supermarket products and also as biofuels. The palm oil sector provides over 4.5 million jobs for on-farm laborers in developing countries. However, palm oil is often blamed for deforestation and loss of biodiversity. We argue that palm oil sustainability is not only about the environment and biodiversity but also about people and their prosperity. Palm oil sustainability can be achieved with joint efforts from palm oil players including the smallholders, plantation companies, governments, certification agencies, consumers and researchers.

scholarly journals Human Rights Anchored in Business: Practice and Challenges in the Palm Oil Sector in Malaysia

2019 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Andika AB. Wahab
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Corporate Culture ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Business Practice ◽  
Oil Companies ◽  
Business And Human Rights ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
Sustainability Standards ◽  
Direct Market ◽  
Market Pressure

The United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights aims to address gaps in human rights governance by setting a standard and corporate culture of respecting human rights. In Malaysia, despite growing requirements for sustainable production, the palm oil sector has been implicated in various corporate human rights violations. This article discusses how do three public listed companies in the palm oil sector in Malaysia perform their obligation to respect human rights? This article argues that while large palm oil companies have shown modest progress in realizing their human rights obligation – the lack of regulatory framework, resources, direct market pressure and membership to sustainability standards continue to serve as critical challenges in compensating the gaps in human rights governance.

scholarly journals Towards responsible and inclusive financing of the palm oil sector

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kusumaningtyas R. ◽  
van Gelder J.W.
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Sector

Harmonizing a Thriving World Palm Oil İndustry and Economy through Genuine Collaboration between Producers – Malaysia, Indonesia, and West Africa, and Consumers – India and China

2013 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-16
Author(s):  
Osayimwense Osa ◽  
Kausar Saida
Keyword(s):  
West Africa ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Emerging Economies ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
The State ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Paper Review ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
The One ◽  
India And China

Objective This article probes the state of Africa's palm oil industry and economy today. Methodology/Technique Today, Malaysia, Indonesia, and West Africa are the world's major producers of palm oil; and India and China, the world's most densely populated countries, are the major consumers. However, why is it that West Africa that is naturally endowed with palm oil is the one that lags behind others in the global production of palm oil? Should this kind of natural endowment and the presence of the major world producers and the biggest consumers of palm oil not spell colossal success for global palm oil industry and economy? Findings Without an adequate demand for a commodity, supply will be limited, thus resulting in a downward supply curve. On the other hand, if there is a high demand for a commodity like palm oil, then it will be produced in abundance. Novelty Where and why it has fallen short, and what does need to be done via-a-vis the state of Malaysia's and Indonesia's palm oil sector and the presence of emerging economies like China and India against the backdrop of globalization. Type of Paper: Review Keywords: Palm oil; economy; consumption, globalization

scholarly journals The GHG emissions and economic performance of the Colombian palm oil sector; current status and long-term perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 258 ◽  
pp. 120757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nidia Elizabeth Ramirez-Contreras ◽  
David Arturo Munar-Florez ◽  
Jesús Alberto Garcia-Nuñez ◽  
Mauricio Mosquera-Montoya ◽  
André P.C. Faaij
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Economic Performance ◽  
Ghg Emissions ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Oil Sector

scholarly journals Seed Care in the Palm Oil Sector

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-446 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophie Chao
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Oil Sector

scholarly journals THE PHENOMENON OF GREEN TRADE PROTECTIONISM: ANALYSIS OF THE EU PALM OIL IMPORT BAN IN THE ASEAN REGION

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 103
Author(s):  
Maretha Syawallin Umarach
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Palm Oil ◽  
Global Competition ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Oil Exports ◽  
The World ◽  
High Contribution ◽  
Oil Sector ◽  
The Eu

Introduction: The policy issued by the European Union is the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) that turn creates barriers to palm oil exports from other countries to the European Union. The policy to ban palm oil under the pretext of protecting the environment is considered to be a new obstacle to trade. One of the rejection responses came from the ASEAN region. However, even though it has received a lot of protests and rejections, until 2020 the European Union has not changed its policy regarding the ban on the use of palm oil for biodiesel in the European region.Methods: This article focuses on the reasons for the European Union implementing protectionism policies towards the Palm Oil sector in the ASEAN region. The explanation regarding this focus is explained using the Neo Mercantilism approach.Results: The policy to ban palm oil imports can be analyzed to respond to the EU's ambition and concern that the climate emergency will jeopardize the trade process in the future. The European Union research group considers that oil palm plants have a high contribution to the problem of deforestation and forest and peatland diversion in the world, especially ASEAN. Howeever, it can also be seen that there are ambitions to protect the domestic production of biofuels from the EU sunflower and radishes from global competition. The above concerns and motivations then prompted the European Union to formulate protectionism for regional economic stability.Conclusion and suggestion: ASEAN, especially Indonesia and Malaysia, have become quite vocal actors in responding to this policy. Indonesia and Malaysia are the biggest contributors of palm oil exports to Europe. As well as causing an oversupply of global palm oil supplies, this policy is considered to discriminate against and violate free-trade norms.

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