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Re:A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests by pcrh on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @07:15AM (#25429552)
The massive palm oil plantations of Malaysia and Borneo are not being planted by poor locals, but by wealthy landowners.
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Re:A palm oil alternative could help save rainforests by missedthecue on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @09:56AM (#25430843)
But the point is, poor locals are productively employed earning more than they would doing something else.

(additionally, small farmers make up 40% of Indonesia's palm oil production)

https://snv.org/update/smallholder-palm-oil-farmers-can-farm...

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