Planet palm how palm oil ended up in everything-and endangered the world

"Jocelyn C. Zuckerman spent years traveling the globe, from Liberia to Indonesia, India to Brazil, reporting on the human and environmental impacts of this poorly understood plant. The result is Planet Palm, a riveting account blending history, science, politics, and food as seen through the people...

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Main Author: Zuckerman, Jocelyn C. (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : The New Press, 2021.
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