New opportunities for strategically positioning palm oil in the world market
Palm oil has become the world?s most produced and traded vegetable oil, which poses for this agroindustry and its producers the challenge of undertaking a new leadership role in the market of oils and fats. The fact that the oil palm agroindustry has been the world?s most efficient source of oil production has no doubt contributed to this achievement. Additionally, palm oil is socially and environmentally sustainable, it is healthy, with a versatility that allows for multiple uses, and it is an optimal solution to substitute those soft vegetable oils, such as soy, colza or sunflower oils, that are subjected to partial hydrogenation to harden them and make them more stable. This partial hydrogenation results in the formation of trans fatty acids which have been shown to be harmful to human health through the consumption of many food products. Finally, and no less important, the oil palm agroindustry is an optimal source of energy generation and production of clean, renewable biofuels. In fact, around these topics, which are very sensitive and vital for humankind, new paradigms are being forged in this agroindustry, which needs to continue contributing significantly to the economic growth and to the welfare of the population, particularly in the producing countries. To further strengthen the promising prospects of the oil palm industry, it is imperative to ensure that its development and expansion, locally and internationally, be done within an scenario of improved productivity and competitiveness to counteract the fast productivity growth achieved in the last few years by other short cycle oilseeds. To reach this purpose, it is essential to have a positive attitude toward innovation in the plantation, in the processing, in marketing and in the business administration. It is also essential to strengthen the cooperation ties between public and private, domestic and international agents involved in oil palm activities.
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Palm oil has become the world?s most produced and traded vegetable oil, which poses for this agroindustry and its producers the challenge of undertaking a new leadership role in the market of oils and fats. The fact that the oil palm agroindustry has been the world?s most efficient source of oil production has no doubt contributed to this achievement. Additionally, palm oil is socially and environmentally sustainable, it is healthy, with a versatility that allows for multiple uses, and it is an optimal solution to substitute those soft vegetable oils, such as soy, colza or sunflower oils, that are subjected to partial hydrogenation to harden them and make them more stable. This partial hydrogenation results in the formation of trans fatty acids which have been shown to be harmful to human health through the consumption of many food products. Finally, and no less important, the oil palm agroindustry is an optimal source of energy generation and production of clean, renewable biofuels. In fact, around these topics, which are very sensitive and vital for humankind, new paradigms are being forged in this agroindustry, which needs to continue contributing significantly to the economic growth and to the welfare of the population, particularly in the producing countries. To further strengthen the promising prospects of the oil palm industry, it is imperative to ensure that its development and expansion, locally and internationally, be done within an scenario of improved productivity and competitiveness to counteract the fast productivity growth achieved in the last few years by other short cycle oilseeds. To reach this purpose, it is essential to have a positive attitude toward innovation in the plantation, in the processing, in marketing and in the business administration. It is also essential to strengthen the cooperation ties between public and private, domestic and international agents involved in oil palm activities. |
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oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article-12412019-04-23T05:00:00Z New opportunities for strategically positioning palm oil in the world market Nuevas oportunidades para un posicionamiento estratégico del aceite de palma en el mercado mundial Mesa D., Jens aceite de palma sostenibilidad mercados mundiales ácidos grasos competitividad indicadores económicos aceites comestibles producción de aceite comercio internacional extracción de aceite Palm oil has become the world?s most produced and traded vegetable oil, which poses for this agroindustry and its producers the challenge of undertaking a new leadership role in the market of oils and fats. The fact that the oil palm agroindustry has been the world?s most efficient source of oil production has no doubt contributed to this achievement. Additionally, palm oil is socially and environmentally sustainable, it is healthy, with a versatility that allows for multiple uses, and it is an optimal solution to substitute those soft vegetable oils, such as soy, colza or sunflower oils, that are subjected to partial hydrogenation to harden them and make them more stable. This partial hydrogenation results in the formation of trans fatty acids which have been shown to be harmful to human health through the consumption of many food products. Finally, and no less important, the oil palm agroindustry is an optimal source of energy generation and production of clean, renewable biofuels. In fact, around these topics, which are very sensitive and vital for humankind, new paradigms are being forged in this agroindustry, which needs to continue contributing significantly to the economic growth and to the welfare of the population, particularly in the producing countries. To further strengthen the promising prospects of the oil palm industry, it is imperative to ensure that its development and expansion, locally and internationally, be done within an scenario of improved productivity and competitiveness to counteract the fast productivity growth achieved in the last few years by other short cycle oilseeds. To reach this purpose, it is essential to have a positive attitude toward innovation in the plantation, in the processing, in marketing and in the business administration. It is also essential to strengthen the cooperation ties between public and private, domestic and international agents involved in oil palm activities. El aceite de palma ha pasado a ser el principal aceite vegetal producido y exportado en el mundo, lo cual plantea para esta agroindustria y para sus productores el reto de ejercer un nuevo liderazgo en el mercado de aceites y grasas. A tal logro ha contribuido, sin duda, el hecho de que la agroindustria de la palma de aceite ha sido la fuente más eficiente en la producción de aceites en el mundo, y además es ambiental y socialmente sostenible; el aceite de palma es saludable, de gran versatilidad que le permite múltiples usos, y una solución óptima para sustituir aquellos aceites vegetales suaves, como los de soya, colza o girasol, que, para darles mayor estabilidad o endurecerlos, son sometidos a un proceso parcial de hidrogenación, dando lugar a la formación de ácidos grasos trans que inciden desfavorablemente en la salud humana, a través del consumo de muchos productos alimenticios; y no menos importante, la agroindustria de la palma de aceite es una fuente óptima para la generación de energía y la producción de biocombustibles limpios y renovables. Precisamente, alrededor de estos temas, que resultan muy sensibles y vitales para la humanidad, se están configurando los nuevos paradigmas de esta agroindustria, la cual está llamada a continuar haciendo una contribución sustancial al crecimiento económico y al bienestar de la población, particularmente en los países productores. Con miras a afianzar las perspectivas promisorias que se le plantean al negocio palmero, es imperativo asegurar que su desarrollo y expansión en el ámbito local y mundial transcurran dentro de un escenario de mejoramiento de la productividad y de la competitividad, que contrarreste los rápidos avances productivos que han tenido en los últimos años otras oleaginosas de ciclo corto. Para alcanzar tal propósito, resulta fundamental una disposición favorable a la innovación a escala de la plantación, el procesamiento, el mercadeo y la administración de las empresas, al igual que el fortalecimiento de los lazos de cooperación entre los agentes públicos y privados, nacionales e internacionales, involucrados con la actividad palmera. Fedepalma 2007-01-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/1241 Palmas; Vol. 28 Núm. especial, (2007); 11-30 2744-8266 spa https://publicaciones.fedepalma.org/index.php/palmas/article/view/1241/1241 Derechos de autor 2017 Revista Palmas |