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E-book Palms of Controversies : Oil Palm and Development Challenges

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Scientists have a part to play in the debate over oil palm cultivation which has captured and polarized public opinion, kindled and undoubtedly shaped by the media. How can this palm be viewed as a ‘miracle plant’ by both the agro-food industry in the North and farmers in the tropical zone, but a serious ecological threat by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) campaigning for the environment or rights of local indigenous peoples? The time has come to move on from this biased and often irrational debate, rooted in schools of thought and issues topical in contemporary society in the North, such as junk food, biodiversity, energy policy and ethical consumption. Why do we need this book today? What would induce two researchers to abandon their fields of study and their laboratories to enter the perilous arena of public controversy? Firstly, we think one of the reasons the public has developed such fixed ideas is that there has been a lack of accurate information on the sector and its actors, and a clear headed analysis of what’s at stake. We would like to point out that the production and processing of palm oil is part of a complex globalized agroindustrial sector with multiple actors and stakeholders, often at odds with one another.

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

665.3 RIV p

Penerbit

Indonesia : Center for International Forestry Research.,

Deskripsi Fisik

68 hlm

Bahasa

English

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Klasifikasi

665.3

Tipe Isi

text

Tipe Media

computer

Tipe Pembawa

online resource

Edisi

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Subjek

Technology of Industrial Vegetable Fats and Oils

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