Most of palm oil plantations here in Indonesia are owned by large corporations. The "poor farmers" who till their own land usually plant rice, fruits, veggies,

Most of palm oil plantations here in Indonesia are owned by large corporations. The "poor farmers" who till their own land usually plant rice, fruits, veggies, coffee, cacao or spices instead, and their farmland is actually close to their villages instead of deep within the cut-down rainforest.