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30/03/2011 (THISDAY Live) - The Federal Government Tuesday released a plan that would see Nigeria produce locally for domestic consumption and export some of the commodities that are currently imported into the country. A three to four years target has been set for the actualisation of the aside plan, beginning from this year.

29/03/2011 (Reuters) - Singapore shares fell 0.8 percent by midday on Monday, weighed by weaker palm oil prices, although shipbuilder COSCO Corp surged after the company secured a major rig contract provided some support for the market.

29/03/2011 (Patch.com) - Madison Vorva of Plymouth and Rhiannon Tomtishen of Ann Arbor have partnered with the Rainforest Action Network to get the Girl Scouts organization to stop using palm oil in its famous cookies.

29/03/2011 (Addis Fortune) - The Ministry of Trade (MoT) has decided to collect all the edible palm oil from importers who ordered supplies from abroad at higher prices due to the international price increment, during a closed meeting with importers on Friday, March 25, 2011.

29/03/2011 (Addis Fortune) - The Ministry of Trade (MoT) has decided to collect all the edible palm oil from importers who ordered supplies from abroad at higher prices due to the international price increment, during a closed meeting with importers on Friday, March 25, 2011.

29/03/2011 (Angola Press) - Caricoto farm, located seven kilometres off headquarters of Golungo-Alto district, Kwanza Norte province, is engaged in the increase of oil palm production, after reaching a production of 3,000 litres from January to March of this year.

29/03/2011 (Angola Press) - Caricoto farm, located seven kilometres off headquarters of Golungo-Alto district, Kwanza Norte province, is engaged in the increase of oil palm production, after reaching a production of 3,000 litres from January to March of this year.

29/03/2011 (The Star) - Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd, a unit of conglomerate Sime Darby Bhd, will further intensify its focus on research and development (R&D) to ensure its future competitiveness as one of the largest palm oil producers in the world.

24/03/2011 (PR Newswire) - The State Government of Sarawak's Agricultural Policy prioritises sustainable management of biodiversity as part of its strategy for the growth of palm oil plantation. Sarawak has a total land mass of 12.4 million hectares, of which 70% is under forest cover and 14% is secondary forest. 13% of the land is used for agriculture and the remaining 3% compromise settlements and water bodies. Currently the state has allocated 700,000 hectares of peatlands for palm oil cultivation or approximately 6% of the state's total land area. Palm oil cultivation accommodates 39% of peatland and 3% of non-peat hillforests; in all, agriculture takes up 43% of Sarawak's total peatlands and 8% of non-peat forests.

29/03/2011 (The Star) - The FBM KLCI ended the day lower by 1.30 points, or 0.09% at 1,514.25 on Monday, in line with the decline seen among key regional peers.

29/03/2011 (Bloomberg) : Shares of the following companies had unusual moves in Indonesian trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of the 4 p.m. Jakarta-time close.

29/03/2011 (Radio Netherlands Worldwide) - All the Dutch farmland put together – almost 2.3 million hectares - or football fields if you prefer – would only just be enough to satisfy the country’s huge demand for tropical products. Luckily for the Dutch, products such as tropical wood, palm oil, and soya aren’t grown in the Netherlands – because their production is having a negative impact on local populations and biodiversity in places like Brazil, Indonesia, and Malaysia.