NPR | Amid Palm Oil Boycott, India Wants To Produce More Of It NPR For generations, R. Elamparithi's family farmed rice paddies in a lush corner of southeast India that's also dotted with coconut palms and banana groves. But 10 years ago, a representative from a nearby palm oil production plant visited, and convinced ... Indonesia Has Put a Temporary Ban on New Palm Oil Plantations |