• 80tph palm oil milling in Cameroon
  • 80tph palm oil milling in Cameroon
  • 80tph palm oil milling in Cameroon
  • 80tph palm oil milling in Cameroon
  • 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.
  • How much palm oil does Cameroon import a year?
  • Cameroon, the largest palm oil producer in Central Africa, produced over 450,000 tons in 2020 but still imports about 130,000 tons a year to meet its domestic demand. Most of the imported palm oil comes from Indonesia, Malaysia, and Gabon.
  • Where does oil palm grow in Cameroon?
  • Cultivation of oil palm is more prevalent in the Southwest, South, and Littoral regions of Cameroon (Li et al., 2015). In these regions, the expansion of oil palm is mostly carried out by non-industrial producers at the expense of secondary forests, with minimal expansion into pristine forests.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Is there a potential oil palm yield gap in Cameroon?
  • In Cameroon, we found that on-farm oil palm yields averaged 5–7 tons FFBs ha−1throughout the study area and across producer groups, well below the 20 tons FFBs ha−1potential yield for the country (Nkongho et al., 2015). The large yield gap points to a major opportunity to increase production on existing oil palm fields.