• our approach to sustainable palm oil in South Africa
  • our approach to sustainable palm oil in South Africa
  • our approach to sustainable palm oil in South Africa
  • our approach to sustainable palm oil in South Africa
  • How can RSPO-Africa support sustainable palm oil production?
  • Collaboration is key and the focus must be on strengthening the dialogue between consuming and producing countries and helping to nurture a work environment where solutions to local problems are created by local stakeholders to address the global mission of making sustainable palm oil the norm. RSPO-Africa representative provides valuable input
  • What is our policy on sustainable palm oil?
  • our Policy on Sustainable Palm Oil. In accordance with “No Deforestation, No Peat and No Exploitation” (NDPE) practices, Ca icy complianceProtect human rightsWe treat people with dignity and respect, pro-vide equitable, safe and supportive workplaces and take action to promote human rights in our supply chains as desc
  • What is the sustainable oil palm in West Africa (sopwa) project?
  • Our new project – the Sustainable Oil Palm in West Africa (SOPWA) Project – occurs in Sinoe County, Liberia (West Africa) (Fig. 2), an area in which oil palm is native and where it has likely been harvested by local people for thousands of years (Corley and Tinker, 2016, p. 1; Kay et al., 2019).
  • Why should smallholders be included in Africa's sustainable palm oil supply chain?
  • Land rights, Free Prior Informed Consent, and smallholder inclusion are important factors to consider in Africa’s sustainability debate. This is because much of the Fresh Fruit Bunch and Crude Palm Oil production is controlled by smallholders, yet their inclusion in the sustainable palm oil supply chain leaves much to be desired.
  • Why is palm oil important in Africa?
  • Palm oil provided a vital food source for local communities and was one of the region’s earliest traded commodities. Today, palm oil in Africa accounts for around 70 per cent of edible oil consumption and it’s estimated that up to 22 million hectares of land in West and Central Africa could be converted to oil palm plantations by 2021.
  • Is oil palm research growing in Africa?
  • Our systematic mapping exercise demonstrated that oil palm-based research in Africa is increasing, but that several key research gaps remain that need to be addressed.