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Indonesia

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Bill Law weighs up the pros and cons of Indonesia's palm oil revolution. It has created wealth and a new middle class, but in the process has carved up huge swathes of rainforest.

Bill Law investigates the causes and consequences of the great global land grab, as richer nations and multinational corporations acquire vast tracts of land in developing countries.

Bill weighs up the pros and cons of Indonesia's palm oil revolution. The country leads the world in palm oil production and the world is hungry for it; check any food label and as likely as not palm oil will turn up as one of the ingredients. Low-cost, high-yield palm oil has transformed Indonesia creating wealth and a new middle class. But in the process, it has carved up huge swathes of rainforest.

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Mon 1 Mar 2010 20:00

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  • Mon 1 Mar 2010 20:00