production of palm oil in Cameroon

Palm Oil Production in Cameroon ArcGIS StoryMaps

  • production of palm oil in Cameroon
  • production of palm oil in Cameroon
  • production of palm oil in Cameroon
  • production of palm oil in Cameroon

Oil palm expansion among non-industrial producers in Cameroon

Oil palm expansion in Cameroon: Insights into sustainability

Greenhouse gas emissions along the value chain in palm oil

Complexities of sustainable palm oil production

  • 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).
  • 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.
  • Does deforestation cause palm oil production in southwest Cameroon?
  • Deforestation in Southwest Cameroon for palm oil production is often attributed to large-scale, agro-industrial expansion. However, Ordway et al. reveal that much recent expansion can be attributed to non-industrial producers establishing near informal, non-industrial palm oil mills. Here,
  • When was the first oil palm planted in Cameroon?
  • Oil palm was first planted commercially in Cameroon in 1907 in some of the earliest oil palm plantations in Africa ( Hoyle and Levang, 2012 ). Six agro-industrial companies (hereafter referred to as industrial producers) currently operate in Cameroon and produce over half of the country’s palm oil.

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