multifunctional palm fruit oil expeller in liberia

   
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  • multifunctional palm fruit oil expeller in liberia
What is a continuous feed palm oil expeller?

For example, the innovative continuous-feed palm oil expeller, called the Freedom Mill in Liberia, pulps the fruit and extracts the oil in the same operation.

How many palm oil expellers are there?

To date, more than 2,500 continuous-feed palm oil expellers are estimated to have been sold by manufacturers in Cameroon, Benin and Liberia. In Liberia alone, each oil extraction enterprise using a Freedom Mill employs three workers and one owner, providing processing services to approximately 20 small oil palm producers.

Who produces oil palm in Liberia?

The situation has now changed, and production of oil palm is done by medium1 and smallholders as well as concessionaires. Oil palm is the most widely grown tree crop in Liberia by about 21% of households2 which accounts for approximately one tenth of employment in the agricultural sector.

Will Noppol and nopsap transform the palm oil sector in Liberia?

The steps so far are positive indicators of the potential for transformation in the Liberian palm oil sector (and, as a result, for society more broadly), and other agricultural commodities in Liberia ¨C such as cocoa ¨C will surely benefit from the lessons and framework of NOPPOL and NOPSAP.