new designed 500kg/h palm oil production plant in Cameroon

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  • new designed 500kg/h palm oil production plant in Cameroon
  • new designed 500kg/h palm oil production plant in Cameroon
  • new designed 500kg/h palm oil production plant in Cameroon
  • new designed 500kg/h palm oil production plant in Cameroon

Oil palm expansion and deforestation

Oil palm expansion among non-industrial producers in Cameroon

Sustainable palm oil in Cameroon ZSL

Oil palm expansion in Cameroon: Insights into sustainability

  • How much palm oil is produced in Cameroon?
  • In Cameroon, palm oil is produced across three plantation types or scales: approximately 120,000 tons come from agro-industrial plantations (58,860 ha), 30,000 tons from supervised smallholder plantations (35,000 ha), and an estimated 80,000 tons from independent smallholdings (100,000 ha).
  • 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.
  • What drives oil palm expansion in Cameroon?
  • Third, oil palm expansion in Cameroon is predominantly driven by non-industrial producers and coordinated around a burgeoning informal milling sector ( Ordway et al., 2019 ). Cameroon can thus be looked upon as a major region of growth when it comes to oil palm production and expansion in Africa.
  • 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.

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