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Prateek JoshiAIR 196· 2024

Question Q6GS3GS1

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Introduction

Palm oil has got recent [illegible]

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Main Body

Due to its high output at cheap price, palm oil is seeing huge adoption across food, cosmetics, and other industries.

Distribution of Palm Oil Industries:

1Native Plant of African Continent
2Commercial Cultivation primarily in equatorial [illegible] palm oil areas of SE-East Asia including Indonesia, Malaysia
3Increased production in Amazon basin also
4In India, production in Northeastern states of Assam, Meghalaya.

Major Environmental Issue:

1Replaces the tropical rainforest, which are 'lungs of the world'.
2Allelopathic in nature, these harms hamper growth of other plants.
3Roots penetrate deep into soil leading to groundwater/off aquifer getting damaged.
4Palm oil as harmful for health and disposal of oil creates marine pollution. Thus, incceant palm oil production if not checked in time, is a tragedy in making.
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Conclusion

Thus, incessant palm oil production if not checked in time, is a tragedy in making.

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Diagram

Map/diagram showing palm oil distribution regions - Africa and Southeast Asia highlighted

  • Provides geographic distribution
  • Includes diagram
  • Mentions economic reasons for adoption

Topper

Prateek Joshi

AIR 1962024

Subject & Paper

GS3GS1

Topic

Distribution of Key Natural Resources across the world

Primary, secondary, and tertiary sector industries

Writing Stats

151

Total words

10

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