So I rolled up my sleeves and served palm oil milling sunny-side up, by doing something mildly mischievous: imagining that we are the oil palm fruit bunches themselves. Just curiosity, a sense of humour, and a willingness to see sustainability through the eyes of a very hardworking fruit bunchLife on the treeOnce upon a time, I was an oil palm fresh fruit bunch – spiky, heavy, and hanging proudly from an oil palm like a trophy that knew its own worth. Oil palm fruit is no different. Palm oil mills, like kitchens, reveal character in how clean their floors are. Once upon a time, we were oil palm fruit bunches and we learned that sustainability begins not with slogans, but with systems that work.

Source: The Star December 29, 2025 05:37 UTC