Smallholder oil palm value chain in Cameroon: A case study
Keywords: Artisanal millers, Cameroon, oil palm, olympe, value chain Contact Address: Iyabano Aboubakar Hayatou, CIRAD Central African Regional Of铿乧e, s/c Laur猫ne Feitrenie CIRAD
This paper analyses the operation of smallholding oil palm value chain in the De-partment of Sanaga-Maritime. Data were collected trough 铿乪ld survey that involved distribution of pre-structured
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Both projects are integrated with local palm oil production chains, adding value by introducing new production processes; using residues from the value chain for producing energy for use in the
the move along the value chain. Smallholders with less than 5ha of palm represent more than 75% of the oil palm growers but provide only half of the production due to constraints faced in the value
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Aerial view of a forest area with oil palm in SW Cameroon. Photo by Mokhamad Edliadi/CIFOR. Although Cameroon, the largest palm oil producer in Central Africa, produced more than 450,000 tons in 2020, it still imports
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Palm Oil Value Chain Analysis Free download as PDF File (.pdf), Text File (.txt) or read online for free. This document provides a summary of a report on the palm oil value chain analysis in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
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cheap imported palm oil has put the local edible oil industry under additional pressure. Strategy Funded by the Government of Spain's MDG Achievement Fund, UNIDO, in partnership with the
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increasing quality, productivity, value added and exports of SMEs in cassava, cocoa and palm oil value chains. The selected product lines are consistent with the ECOWAS regional
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- How does palm oil supply chain work in Cameroon?
- Fig. 2. Schematic of palm oil supply chain in Cameroon. Oil palm producers use different milling strategies at the processing stage that are linked to their role in the supply chain. Percentages indicate the fraction of survey respondents that follow a given milling path in the supply chain.
- How much palm oil is produced in Cameroon?
- According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MINADER), Cameroon produced 230,000 tons of crude palm oil in 2010, across an estate of approximately 190,000 hectare. Production of palm oil in Cameroon is distributed across three plantation types or scales:
- Can RSPO palmghg be used in Cameroon?
- The RSPO PalmGHG tool can be modified to suit specifics of different countries around the world, which creates an opportunity to test it in Cameroon. Cameroon is one of Africa's top palm oil producers producing about 269,000 tons of palm oil in 2018 with an average growth rate of 3.5 % per year in the last decade (FAO, 2019).
- Is there artisanal palm oil milling in Cameroon?
- Artisanal palm oil milling in Cameroon The present study was carried out in four of the seven oil palm production basins generated during the Fonader-sponsored smallholder development scheme in the late Seventies and Eighties. The four basins include: Eseka, Dibombari, Muyuka, and Lobe.
- Does clearing forest increase palm oil production in southwest Cameroon?
- Highlights 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.
- How many tCO2e are produced by palm oil mills in Cameroon?
- GHG emissions from palm oil mills in Cameroon emit 20.7 tCO2e more than palm oil mills in South East Asia based on the RSPO PalmGHG accounting tool. Emissions sources from palm oil mills in decreasing order of magnitude are land conversion (78 %), POME (21 %) & fertilizer use, fuel combustion & grid electricity use (10.04 %).
