Why Is Palm Oil Cultivation Replacing Subsistence Farming in Guatemala?

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By Climate NexusJan 7, 2019, 10:49 am63 pts
Palm oil production is exploding in Guatemala and is helping to fuel migration to the U.S. while creating poor labor conditions on the ground, Reuters reports. Palm oil production in Guatemala has exploded nearly sevenfold over the past ten years as subsistence farmers in the forested province of Raxruha are…

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