Liberia: Will Palm Oil Help Liberia? Industry Expansion Has Critics Crying Foul

Aug 11, 2015 | Sara Jerving, Mongabay
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Many rural Liberians have had their lives upended as the country becomes a new frontier for the mass production of palm oil – an edible oil that is also used in cosmetics, soaps, candy and biofuels. Liberia’s palm oil is intended to supply multinational companies such as Unilever and Nestlé, as well as regional markets. The top global producers of palm oil are Malaysia and Indonesia.