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War in Ukraine Pushes Food Prices to Record High: FAO

Plantations — Sat, 09 Apr 2022 07:29:32 +0000

The surge in food prices accelerated after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February. Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of wheat and corn. Global food prices have hit record levels in the wake of the Ukraine war, the latest data from the Food and Agriculture Organization shows, raising concerns over food security and [...]

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Plantations International Joins United Nations Global Compact

Plantations — Sun, 05 Dec 2021 00:19:09 +0000

The Plantations International Group of Companies is very pleased to announce that is been accepted into the prestigious United Nations Global Compact. Plantations International pledges to support the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment, and anti-corruption. With this communication, we express our intent to implement those principles. We [...]

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The Unique Fragrances of Agarwood

Plantations — Mon, 02 Dec 2019 01:11:09 +0000

Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.) fragrance and its origin in stress make it probably the most suitable model to study stress-induced aroma. Production being confined only to certain small pockets of South and Southeast Asia, agarwood is arguably the costliest wood in the world. Formation of fragrant agarwood resin is the outcome of complex biotic, abiotic, and [...]

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Why is Agarwood Oud Oil so Expensive

Plantations — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 01:31:23 +0000

To be blunt about this, the one thing a fanatic could not call Agarwood oil or "Oud Oil" as it is more commonly known as is cheap. The most affordable Oud oils are on the lower end of $200 per Tola. This is a price that many would still feel is unusually high for an [...]

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Why are Agarwood Investments so Profitable?

Plantations — Sun, 01 Dec 2019 01:07:27 +0000

When one stumbles across something as special and revolutionary as an Agarwood investment, it rarely remains a secret for very long. If something comes along and flips everything on its head, changing the market entirely and reshaping people’s ideas of what that market could be, everyone will want to get their hands on it. It’s [...]

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Liquid Gold Rush Endangers Agarwood Trees

Plantations — Wed, 09 Aug 2017 02:13:13 +0000

Sorja Tan remembers a time when it was easy to find agarwood trees – tall, straight jungle giants – that grew in the forest reserves here. Now, there are days when he leaves the forest after a long day of gaharu collecting empty-handed. “In the past, if you go to the forest, agarwood trees were [...]

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19 Benefits and Uses for Agarwood Oud Oil

Plantations — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 02:36:29 +0000

Would you believe that an essential oud oil obtained from infected wood commands a higher price than gold? It sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? But that’s the story with Agarwood oud oil, or Oud as it is known in the Middle East. Agarwood is the resinous heartwood formed in infected trees of the evergreen Aquilaria and [...]

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The Medicinal Powers of Agarwood Oud Oil

Plantations — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 04:35:04 +0000

Agarwood Oud Oil Legend has it that Agarwood, also known as the ‘Wood of God’ was the only thing Adam & Eve where permitted tree to take from the Garden of Eden when they where kicked out, Agarwood is the resinous heartwood of the Aquilaria tree and has been used across the globe for extracting [...]

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Higher Price as Men Crave Rare Oud Oil from Agarwood

Plantations — Sat, 31 Dec 2016 08:24:10 +0000

Oud oil distilled from Agarwood comes from from the Aquilaria tree that is native to south east asia. Agarwood is by far the worlds most expensive wood. The first time Mike Perez wore dehn al-oud -- an essential oil distilled from the agarwood resin of Asian Aquilaria trees -- he was so appalled by the smell [...]

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The Mystery of Agarwood Oud Oil

Plantations — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 03:09:07 +0000

There are some fragrances that are so old, that have been used with so many prayers in so many rituals and are so deeply entwined with the human psyche that people claim they have smelled them before, even though they have not. The woody cinnamon-sweet aroma of agarwood (Aquillaria agallocha) is one of those mysterious [...]

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