“Palm oil is derived from the fruit of oil palm and one of the most ... This ratio makes it better than other tropical oils like coconut oil, which contains about 85% saturated fat.

The fibrous one-seeded drupe is a fruit, a nut, a seed and one of the ... Because there is no bark, branches nor secondary growth, the coconut palm can’t be accurately described as a tree.

But what did the soaring demand mean for coconut producers? Well, harvesting coconuts is dangerous work. Farmers risk their lives climbing 80-foot palm trees to get the fruit. And processors brave ...

In a notable departure from traditional horticultural crops such as coconut and arecanut, farmers in Udupi are increasingly ...