Many plants produce oils which are important commercial products.
Edible oils are usually processed from the seed of a wide variety of crops and forest species. Essential oils are extracted from many plant leaves, flowers, fruits, bark, wood, and roots. They are used in perfumes and cosmetics, medicinal products, pesticides and pest repellants, wood finishing and preservation, and various other industries. The Java Social Forestry Project The Java Social Forestry Project, funded through Ford Foundation grants to Winrock International and several other collaborating organizations, helped to sustain forest resources in an area of high population pressure and land scarcity. The project introduced improved agroforestry technologies which increase the employment and income earning opportunities of landless community members.