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Oud

What are the Plantations International Social Media Profiles?

In today’s digital world, social media has become one of the most important ways for companies to communicate directly with the public, and Plantations International has embraced that opportunity to help educate people globally about agriculture as a long-term asset class. Through its growing online presence, Plantations International shares insights into sustainable farming, plantation development, agroforestry, global food demand, and the increasing importance of real productive assets in an uncertain economic environment. Plantations International believes education is critical, particularly at a time when many individuals are searching for more tangible, inflation-resistant sectors connected to real-world demand and long-term global growth. Across [...]

Fake Plantation Investment Scam

Plantations International Exposes How a Fake Plantation Investment Scam works The internet has made it incredibly easy to fake success. A decent looking website, some drone footage downloaded from YouTube, a few stock photos of tropical fruit plantations, and suddenly a scammer can present themselves as the owner of a massive agricultural empire. That’s the frightening reality of today’s fake plantation investment scams. In many cases, there is no plantation at all. No land ownership. No crops. No farm workers. No harvest operations. Just marketing designed to separate people from their money. And honestly, some of these websites look impressive. That’s [...]

How Agriculture is the Best Investment for Creating Generational Wealth

When most people think about agriculture, their minds often drift to vast fields of crops like wheat, corn, or vegetables. However, there’s another form of agriculture that offers even greater potential for long-term income: perennial crops. Perennial crops are plants that live for more than two years and continue to produce yield season after season without the need for replanting. Unlike annual crops, which must be sown and harvested each year, perennials, such as fruit trees, provide investors with a reliable and consistent source of income over many years. This unique characteristic makes perennial crops a particularly attractive option for those [...]

War in Ukraine Pushes Food Prices to Record High: FAO

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 the conflict's impact on vulnerable populations across the world. The U.N.'s food price index rose to 159.3 in March, up 17.9 points, or 13%, from February and jumped 34% from a year ago. The index measures the monthly change in international prices for a basket of [...]

Plantations International Joins United Nations Global Compact

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 are committed to making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture, and day-to-day operations of our group, and to engaging in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the United Nations, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals. Plantations International has [...]

The Unique Fragrances of Agarwood

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 physical stress on the Aquilaria trees. The intricate mechanism by which some 150 odd fragrant molecules that constitute agarwood aroma is formed is still not clearly understood. The present review therefore aims to bring to focus this less known but highly valuable stress-induced aroma from Asia. [...]

Why is Agarwood Oud Oil so Expensive

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 oil of any kind. Of course, Oud oils are not your typical oils, being a much high caliber with a much more complicated distilling process. In fact, these differences are a major reason why the prices for Oud oils have reached over of $5000 per Tola [...]