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The Role Palm Oil Plays In Our Future

January 4, 2021
Smallholder palm plantation in Ecuador
Smallholder palm plantation in Ecuador

(December 29, 2020) Last month I was invited to do two presentations at my son’s school. The theme was “Sustainable Development”, with a focus on how we can create positive impact working from new business and collaboration models. The goal: to inspire these 17-year-old students as they choose the next step in their education and motivate them to become leaders of change in the near future.

While preparing for my sessions I realized how the subject palm oil would spur some interesting debates. This generation is aware of the destruction palm oil causes in rainforests and wildlife habitats, yet unaware of the role palm oil can play in creating a future where we ensure sufficient food and wellbeing, decrease global emissions and protect the earth’s remaining wild nature.

Quest for vegetable oils
The amount of vegetable oils we consume annually is huge. To date the global annual demand of vegetable oils is 210 million metric tonnes. The projected demand in 2050 is outright staggering. We will be needing around 308 million metric tonnes to satisfy global demand, a growth of 46%. The two main drivers of this increase are population growth — towards 9.7 billion people — and increased per capita consumption.

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Natural Habitats is a company fully committed to the sustainable production of organic and fairly traded products, including organic palm oil. Natural Habitats products are cultivated using only 100% organic practices by small farmers and owned plantations in South America and add organic credibility to food, personal care and animal nutrition products. Using a vertically integrated supply chain, Natural Habitats supports the communities in which it operates through organic farming practices and environmental preservation, and provides education, healthcare, and social support to equitably improve quality of life for all stakeholders, from Farm to Fork.

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