This opens up another question... will expanding the palm oil plantations result in "better livelihoods for Africans" in the affected areas? This isn't as simpl

This opens up another question... will expanding the palm oil plantations result in "better livelihoods for Africans" in the affected areas? This isn't as simple as just more GDP, more money. Historically, plantations have led to a lot of disruption, dislocation, and habitat/environmental destruction for the people already living there, and whatever "jobs" are created tend to be low-paying, unfulfilling unskilled farm labor. So it's not necessarily a win for the people living there, although it may be a huge win for the plantation owners. It could be a big loss for everyone else. (For examples from American history, see the Trail of Tears and Southern plantation culture, particularly the Second Migration that came with the rise of the cotton plantations in the 19th century.)