Les Amériques, nouveau monde pour une huile de palme plus durable

Oil palm in Mexico and in the Americas / Le palmier à huile au Mexique et en Amérique latine. Coordonnateurs : Laurène Feintrenie, Cesar J. Vázquez Navarrete, Luz del Carmen Lagunes Espinoza

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Issue		Cah. Agric. Volume 34, 2025 Oil palm in Mexico and in the Americas / Le palmier à huile au Mexique et en Amérique latine. Coordonnateurs : Laurène Feintrenie, Cesar J. Vázquez Navarrete, Luz del Carmen Lagunes Espinoza


Article Number		12
Number of page(s)		5
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/cagri/2025008
Published online		01 April 2025

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