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  • new best selling palm oil produced in congo
Will oil palm production increase in the Congo Basin?

Land area allocated to oil palm increased by 40% in the Congo Basin and five additional top-producing countries in Africa between 1990 and 2017. Without intervention, future production increases in the region will likely come from expansion rather than intensification due to low crop and processing yields, possibly at the expense of forest.

Can palm oil mills reduce deforestation in the Congo Basin?

Sustainability strategies initiated by companies and aimed at certifying palm oil mills are unlikely to be effective at curbing deforestation in the Congo Basin. Smallholder farmers are an engine of growth in the regions palm oil sector, and recent evidence suggests they are actively clearing forest to expand.

Is Africa a big exporter of palm oil?

Africa¡¯s contribution to global palm oil supplies declined from 77 percent in 1961 to less than 4 percent in 2014, as the crop boomed in Malaysia and Indonesia. But many of the Congo Basin¡¯s most forested countries are dreaming big. Cameroon aims to double palm oil production by 2035, and Gabon has ambitions of becoming a leading exporter.

Which country produces the most palm oil?

Plantations et Huileries du Congo - PHC is the largest producer of palm oil in the Democratic Republic of Congo. of the Congo. All PHC production is sold locally for Congolese consumption. Founded in the 1930s, Yaligimba is PHC's youngest plantation. Located about 60km from Bumba, Yaligimba contains about 8.000 hectares of planted oil palms.