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A palm oil company, a group of U.S. venture capitalists, and the destruction of Peru’s rainforest

Food Environment and Reporting Network

We passed abandoned farms, cattle pastures, and stray dogs, but not much forest. Seed funds came from wealthy friends and friends of friends, some of whom told me they hadn’t fully appreciated what they were supporting. A million palm seeds were soon imported from Ecuador, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Ivory Coast.