In neighbouring Malaysia, where oil palms tend to be older, the replanting rate in 2022 slowed to 100,000 hectares from 160,000 hectares replanted in 2020, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board.

That began to change when Berna began working with the Kalangala Oil Palm Growers Trust (KOPGT) and the family planted their first oil palm trees in 2012. They expanded their crop in 2019 and again in ...

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Unilever is piloting new blockchain technology, GreenToken by SAP, in a bid to increase traceability and transparency in the consumer good giant’s palm oil supply chain. The ‘first mile’ of the ...

For palm oil specifically, SAP has highlighted the fact that raw materials from verified and non-verified sources are often mixed in the supply chain, making it difficult to ascertain origin ...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / February 7, 2024 / SAP by Paul Taylor Much has changed for Nassozi Berna, her husband, and their seven children since she began farming oil palm trees on Kalangala ...

Another palm oil giant, Kuala Lumpur Kepong Bhd KLKK.KL, told Reuters it plans to replant 10,000 hectares this year, up from a lower-than-usual 6,000 hectares in 2022.

KUALA LUMPUR — When palm oil prices soared to record highs last year, a Malaysian estate manager surnamed Lim postponed replanting his old, unproductive trees for a third consecutive year to lock in ...