• palm oil from fruit national library of medicine hsdb database in Cameroon
  • palm oil from fruit national library of medicine hsdb database in Cameroon
  • palm oil from fruit national library of medicine hsdb database in Cameroon
  • palm oil from fruit national library of medicine hsdb database in Cameroon
  • What is the quality of palm oil in Cameroon?
  • Palm oil is the major cooking oil in Cameroon, and crude palm oil (CPO) is an essential ingredient of many local recipes. However, the quality of this foodstuff is subject to doubt, considering the very often inadequate conditions of its extraction and storage in the fast growing small holder sector.
  • 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 many oil palm plantations are there in Cameroon?
  • In Cameroon, there are over 170,000 ha of oil palm plantations, including 70,000 ha of industrial plantations and 100,000 ha of village plantations.
  • When was oil palm first 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.
  • Where does oil palm come from?
  • Oil palm is a native of the central African region, and has been cultivated in Cameroon since times immemorial to produce cooking oil, palm wine, and soap. In 2011, about 100 000 ha of oil palm were grown by small and medium holders and 70 000 ha were owned and exploited by agro-industries.
  • 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.