palm oil plant in south america in botswana

   
palm oil plant in south america in botswana
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • palm oil plant in south america in botswana
  • What impact does oil palm cultivation have on Africa?
  • The impacts of oil palm cultivation have been studied extensively in Southeast Asia and ¨C to a lesser extent ¨C in Latin America but, in comparison, very little is known about its impacts in Africa: oil palm's native range, and where cultivation is expanding rapidly.
  • Where does oil palm grow in West Africa?
  • 2.2.1. Study site Our new project ¨C the Sustainable Oil Palm in West Africa (SOPWA) Project ¨C occurs in Sinoe County, Liberia (West Africa) ( Fig. 2 ), an area in which oil palm is native and where it has likely been harvested by local people for thousands of years ( Corley and Tinker, 2016, p. 1; Kay et al., 2019 ).
  • Can oil palm be grown in South America?
  • Oil palm is highly suited to cultivation in the ecological and climatic conditions of the tropics and its cultivation in South America has expanded steadily over the last three decades. The area under cultivation has shown a marked increase in its rate of growth during the last decade.
  • Are useful palms managed in South America?
  • We reviewed information on management of useful palms in South America. We documented management for 96 species, from incidental activities intended to increase populations of wild palms to the inclusion of palms in complex agroforestry systems. Two species, Bactris gasipaes and Parajubaea cocoides, are domesticated.