# The long and winding road to sustainable palm oil - Landscape Alliance Forests News

> An essay by CIFOR researcher Pablo Pacheco reviews the trade-offs of oil palm expansion, including economic and poverty benefits against land conflicts, yield gaps and carbon debt. It argues sustainable palm oil supply chains are the central challenge.

- Date: 2017-08-03 · published 2017-08-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/69463-the-long-and-winding-road-to-sustainable-palm-oil-landscape-alliance-forests
- Commodities: [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Palm Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/PALMOIL.md)

## Why it matters

General sustainability commentary without new supply, demand or policy changes, so it has no clear price implication.

## Sources

- forestsnews.org: https://www.forestsnews.org/50828/the-long-and-winding-road-to-sustainable-palm-oil

---
Data from Feedsoft AI (https://feedsoft.ai/). For information only; not investment advice.