More oil from new hybrids of oil palm

Increasing oil palm yield and enhancing production efficiency are viable alternatives to opening new lands for oil palm cultivation. According to the book "Palms Of Controversies: Oil Palm And Development Challenges" published online by the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), oil palm occupies only 7 per cent of the land worldwide assigned to oil-producing plants, but produces 39 per cent of the global supply of vegetable oil.