Friday, November 2, 2012

China, India should cut tariff on eco-certified palm oil to boost demand, says RSPO official

Mongabay: China and India, the world's largest palm oil buyers, should reduce or eliminate an import tariff on eco-certified palm oil to boost demand for less-damaging production of the widely-used oilseed, said the President of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) during the body's tenth annual meeting in Singapore. As reported by Reuters, RSPO President Jan-Kees Vis said China and India could play a key role in encouraging more sustainable palm oil production. "You would only need to shave...

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