The geography of palm oil

Palm oil is a fruit that is grown in mostly humid and warm countries, like Colombia, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Nigeria and sri lanka. However the reason these countries are all doing is not just the climate but the actual economic situation. they are all developing countries and therefore use it as a source of steady income.

it is on the other hand causing havoc in their biodiversity. Here is a piece quoted from elsewhere: "The palm oil industry is guilty of the most heinous ecological atrocities imaginable, including the systematic genocide of orang-utans"- AMAZON CUSTOMER OF RED PALM OIL.

The fruit itself starts off as a seed


then it turns into a small palm tree with palm leaves and then gets bigger. below is a picture of a palm tree