KUALA LUMPUR: The world is facing a growing shortage of its most versatile edible oil. The solution may lie with emerging producers half a world away from South-East Asia’s vast palm oil plantations.
In Malaysia and Indonesia, which today account for the lion’s share of output, the ageing trees carpeting much of the region are becoming less productive.
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