Hidden in plain sight
Palm Oil Frontiers
In the third and final episode of China Dialogue's podcast series, Palm Oil Frontiers, Gayathri Vaidyanathan takes to the streets of Chennai in southern India to find out how much people know about palm oil. India is the world’s largest importer of palm oil, and the second largest consumer after Indonesia. The commodity is widely used as a cooking oil in restaurants (especially at the street- and fast-food end of the industry) and low-income households, as well as in the production of processed foods. Despite its prevalence, however, many people in India are unaware of its presence,...
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Squeaky clean
Palm Oil Frontiers
In episode two of China Dialogue's podcast series, Palm Oil Frontiers, Lise Josefsen Hermann visits Manabí province in Ecuador to find out if it’s really possible to produce palm oil sustainably. The narrative around palm oil has long been extremely negative. For many, the commodity is inextricably connected with deforestation and habitat destruction, especially in the rainforests of Southeast Asia. It is however an incredibly useful and efficient oil crop. As such, most involved in the oil palm sector argue that we shouldn’t be trying to get rid of it, but rather to find ways to...
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The mothers of Malen
Palm Oil Frontiers
In episode one of China Dialogue's new podcast series, Palm Oil Frontiers, Abdul Brima visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone to find out how an industrial-scale oil palm plantation is impacting the lives of local women. The oil palm is native to West Africa, where it continues to play a vital role in food security and local economies. Palm oil is especially important for women in the region, many of whom earn a much-needed boost to their incomes by selling oil produced from their own fruit – money they use to raise their children. But in Malen Chiefdom in the southern part of Sierra Leone,...
info_outlineIn episode one of China Dialogue's new podcast series, Palm Oil Frontiers, Abdul Brima visits Malen Chiefdom in Sierra Leone to find out how an industrial-scale oil palm plantation is impacting the lives of local women.
The oil palm is native to West Africa, where it continues to play a vital role in food security and local economies. Palm oil is especially important for women in the region, many of whom earn a much-needed boost to their incomes by selling oil produced from their own fruit – money they use to raise their children. But in Malen Chiefdom in the southern part of Sierra Leone, the arrival of an industrial oil palm plantation has threatened all this. What impact is the plantation having on women in the area? And what needs to happen to improve the situation?
For more, see the show notes: https://dialogue.earth/en/food/palm-oil-frontiers-the-mothers-of-malen/
Credits:
Producer and host: Abdul Brima
Commissioning editor: Lizi Hesling
Sound design: Alyssa Moxley
Research: Kenny James Blango
Art work: Nahal Sheikh
Interview dubs: Tallulah Staple, Lizzie Frost, Krista Charles, Lizi Hesling
Thanks to: Jessica Aldred, Josie Phillips
Music:
“Gullwing Sailor” by Blue Dot Sessions
Source: https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/122055
Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
“Headlights – Mountain Road” by Blue Dot Sessions
Source: https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/122058
Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
“Wisteria” by Blue Dot Sessions
Source: https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/122059
Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
“Heather” by Blue Dot Sessions
Source: https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/122057
Licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/