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Record Nr.

UNINA9910350204203321

Autore

Jacquemard Jean-Charles

Titolo

Le palmier à huile [[electronic resource] /] / Jean-Charles Jacquemard ; avec la collaboration de André Berthaud ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Versailles, : Éditions Quæ

Wageningen, : CTA

Gembloux, : Presses agronomiques de Gembloux, 2011

ISBN

2-7592-1679-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (275 p.)

Collana

Agricultures tropicales en poche, , 1778-6568

Altri autori (Persone)

BerthaudAndré

Soggetti

Palm oil industry

Palm oil

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

Palm oil, extracted from the pulp of oil palm fruit, is the main source of vegetable fats and oils on the world market. Its ability to adapt to different climates and its productivity make it a major food safety component in Asian countries and the tropical belt. The book seeks to give the practitioner the necessary elements for setting up and operating a palm stand by combining the basic scientific and technical knowledge required to understand technical choices with the sustainable development priorities of the crop. Special mention is therefore made of actions to limit the potentially negative aspects and highlight the positive aspects of proposed techniques and strategies without forgetting efficient protection of people working in the plantations. Lastly, the essential factual components are given in terms of the use of oil palm products and their impact on human health.