Palm oil production in Malaysia slumped the most since 2016 as heavy rains and floods disrupted harvesting in the world’s second-biggest grower.

Malaysias palm oil industry has remained stable despite recent flooding, according to the Malaysian Palm Oil Board (MPOB).

Photograph by PASCAL MAITRE Indonesia and Malaysia are now the epicenter of palm oil, but the oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is not native to Asia. It comes from West and central Africa ...

Setting up forests or “tree islands” in large oil palm farms can ... palm oil triggered vast forest destruction in Indonesia and Malaysia – responsible for 85 per cent of global palm oil production.

A 40-year-old man sustained serious injuries after being attacked by a bear while resting under a tree in an oil palm ...