• When did oil palm production start in Honduras?
  • The Honduran government started promoting oil palm cultivation during the 1960s, as part of wider agrarian reforms aimed at addressing land inequality and rural poverty. But it was really in the late 1990s that production skyrocketed.
  • Can oil palm farmers make money in Honduras?
  • Oil palm farmers in Honduras more than doubled the amount of oil they can collect thanks to a partnership between TechnoServe and the U.S. Department of Agriculture¡¯s Food for Progress program. These small-scale farmers now own an oil processing plant,enabling them to generate income and jobs for their families and their community.
  • Where are oil palms grown in Honduras?
  • For example, in the case of the Punta Izopo and Jeanette Kawas national parks located on the eastern end of the bay of Tela in the north of Honduras, oil palm cultivation has taken over between 20% and 30% of the protected areas respectively. What does Hondupalma propose in the face of this reality?
  • Which country exports the most palm oil in Central America?
  • [2] Honduras is the biggest exporter of palm oil in Central America, accounting for around 45per cent of its production. About 50 per cent of Honduran palm oil is exported. [3]
  • What are the problems created by monoculture oil palm plantations?
  • Problems created by monoculture oil palm plantations include: Increase in pests due to breakdown in the ecological balance and to changes in the food chain; The use of agrochemicals contaminates workers and local communities; Coral reef contamination ¨C see below.