Why this farmer can finally breathe again

Monique van Wijnbergen
3 min readMay 11, 2020
Palm Grower Mario Jervis Limongi in his plantation

Palm oil has a bad reputation. In the media we have seen how its production destroys rainforests and exploits people. But what happens when we produce it the right way? And we can all benefit from the many advantages that palm oil has to offer? Then we will start to change lives. Like the live of Mario, an Ecuadorian farmer: ‘Since I transitioned to organic farming I can finally breathe again in my plantation’.

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Monique van Wijnbergen

Palm Done Right Spokesperson | Organic, Deforestion- Free, Wildlife Friendly, Fair & Social Palm Oil | Natural Habitats | www.palmdoneright.com