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Palm oil production, good or bad for Africa?
Unsustainable palm oil industry practices—the result of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) across Africa’s tropical belt—have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns.
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Angela Harding is the coordinator of the Land Matrix Africa Regional Focal Point, based at the University of Pretoria.
Unsustainable palm oil industry practices—the result of large-scale land acquisitions (LSLA) across Africa’s tropical belt—have resulted in a number of social and environmental concerns.