In lush North East #India 🇮🇳🪷 a battle is being waged, between sowing native seeds versus industrial #palmoil #monoculture 🌴🔥 that threatens rare #ecosystems #animals and an ancient way of life #Boycottpalmoil #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect

http://palmoildetectives.com/2024/10/06/indias-palm-oil-plans-wreak-havoc-on-the-ground/

India’s Palm Oil Plans Wreak Havoc On The Ground

India’s aggressive push for palm oil plantations in Nagaland, Assam and Mizoram is wreaking havoc on both the environment and local communities. The government plans to ramp up oil palm culti…

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"Ultimately, by introducing oil palm to Central America, United Fruit's crop diversification project served to replace one #monoculture with another."

"Beyond Bananas: The United Fruit Company and Agricultural “Diversification”" 🔒

https://read.dukeupress.edu/agricultural-history/article-abstract/97/3/383/381632/Beyond-BananasThe-United-Fruit-Company

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Beyond Bananas: The United Fruit Company and Agricultural “Diversification”

Abstract. From 1926 to 1974, the United Fruit Company operated the Lancetilla Experiment Station near Tela, Honduras.

^{Raby, Megan (Duke University Press)}