Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who ...
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Social media trends are driving Indonesia’s patchouli oil industry. The cost? Deforestation
Patchouli thrives in Indonesia’s tropical climate, which supplies over 80% of the global market. Prices for one kilogram of patchouli oil for farmers can be up to 2.4 million rupiah ($147). A ...
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Social media trends are driving Indonesia's patchouli oil industry. The cost? Deforestation
SIMBORO, Indonesia — (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler ...
The Durango Herald4d
Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
Patchouli distillation also has the potential to increase deforestation, as firewood is used from the surrounding forests to heat water for the steam distillation process.
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Social Media Trends Are Driving Indonesia's Patchouli Oil Industry. the Cost? Deforestation
Social Media Trends Are Driving Indonesia's Patchouli Oil Industry. the Cost? Deforestation SIMBORO, Indonesia (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat4d
Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
Demand for the patchouli plant’s oils has skyrocketed in recent years, and so too has the number of farmers in the region who now grow and process it. SIMBORO, Indonesia — Tucked between the ...
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Growing demand for patchouli oil is driving the industry in Indonesia, but at what cost?
SIMBORO, Indonesia — (AP) — Tucked between the village and the forest, Haruna and his father-in-law worked diligently through the night distilling dried patchouli plants, stoking the boiler ...