Indonesia has removed palm oil from a list of commodities qualifying for subsidized chemical fertilizers. Farmers face an uncertain transition to using composting methods to boost nitrogen content in ...

With labor shortages and high fertilizer prices predicted to restrict palm oil production, the Council of Palm Oil Producing Countries (CPOPC) expects prices to remain high. The organization does not ...

The project targets the enhancement of fertilizer spreading procedures across over 60,000 hectares of palm oil plantations spanning the Kalimantan and Sumatra for a year. One of the challenges in palm ...

Southeast Asia’s tropical forests are renowned for their biodiversity, but at the same time face significant threats from the expansion of oil palm plantations. With global demand for palm oil rising, ...

Oil palm growers in Indonesia can boost soil health and reduce their fertilizer use by adding waste biomass back to the soil, a new study says. Biomass such as pruned palm fronds and empty fruit ...