Higher incomes driving Indonesian smallholders to oil palm and rubber
▻https://news.mongabay.com/2016/11/higher-incomes-driving-indonesian-smallholders-to-oil-palm-and-rubber
New research confirms that, as is often the case for large-scale oil palm, the move toward small-scale oil palm-focused farming in Indonesia is coming at the expense of rainforest, and the soil and water quality, carbon storage and wildlife habitat that it provides. For the 464 households in Jambi province on the island of Sumatra interviewed in the study, scientists found that the higher incomes associated with cultivating a single profitable crop were luring many farmers away from more traditional practices.