JAKARTA: Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples ...

Indonesia is betting on tiny bugs from Africa to help boost its palm oil production, as the broader sector grapples with ...

African palm weevils were introduced to the country. These little beetles pollinated the plants with no extra work from humans, and, suddenly, palm oil yields boomed. Since, palm oil's popularity ...

Agricultural ministers have agreed on a plan to fight the red palm weevil, which ravages coconut, date and oil palms, experts have said, describing it as "a global threat". The strategy includes ...

African palm weevils were introduced to the country. These little beetles pollinated the plants with no extra work from humans, and, suddenly, palm oil yields boomed. Since, palm oil's popularity ...

Climate change poses a major challenge for the palm oil industry, particularly in Colombia. Rising global temperatures, ...

The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest.