Cameroon palm sunflower oil refinery plant

Cameroon Welcomes Innovative Palm Oil

  • Cameroon palm sunflower oil refinery plant
  • Cameroon palm sunflower oil refinery plant
  • Cameroon palm sunflower oil refinery plant
  • Cameroon palm sunflower oil refinery plant

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Oil palm expansion and deforestation

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Oil palm expansion in Cameroon: Insights into sustainability

  • Can Cameroon develop a sustainable palm oil industry?
  • We are working to demonstrate that Cameroon, one of the most biodiverse countries in Africa and a new frontier for oil palm expansion, can develop a sustainable palm oil industry, avoiding negative environmental impacts.
  • Could new oil palm plantations be established in Cameroon?
  • Up to 20 million hectares of new oil palm plantations could be established in this region over the next decade. In Cameroon’s forested zone alone, over 1 million hectares is now being targeted by oil palm companies. This cultivation would generate much-needed development in Africa and increase global food supplies.
  • How is palm oil produced in Cameroon?
  • Production of palm oil in Cameroon is distributed across three plantation types or scales: The Government of Cameroon’s Rural Sector Development Plan proposes an increase in palm oil production to 300,000 tons in 2015 and 450,000 tons in 2020.
  • Does clearing forest increase palm oil production in southwest Cameroon?
  • We found that 73% of oil palm producers in Southwest Cameroon reported clearing forest to expand cultivation, based on a survey of 546 farms. The magnitude of expansion was explained by differences in palm oil milling strategies and supply chain integration.

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