Machine learning techniques are increasingly central to the early detection and management of diseases affecting oil palm plantations, notably basal stem rot (BSR) caused by Ganoderma boninense. These ...

The sustainability issues which continue to characterise the palm oil sector are widely known. From the destruction of tropical rainforests, loss of biodiversity, and significant carbon emissions, to ...

Palm oil is one of the most versatile ingredients in food, found in a diverse range of products from chocolate to pizza dough to instant noodles. But it’s also a deforestation-linked commodity, and is ...

Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil made from the fruit of the Elaeis Guineensis tree, a palm tree native to parts of Africa. There’s a good chance that you’ve eaten palm oil or used products made ...

Jonathan E. Robins received funding for this research from a joint American Philosophical Society-British Academy grant, the Hagley Museum and Library, the University of Connecticut Humanities ...