national free-inspection oil perssing seeds in cameroon

   
national free-inspection oil perssing seeds in cameroon
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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Will Cameroon continue to import palm oil in 2020?

For 2020, the Cameroonian government has authorized an import of 70,000 MT of CPO. In Cameroon, the area under the oil palm is likely to continue to increase for a couple of reasons. First, Cameroon is a net importer of palm oil and with a growing population, its demand is also increasing.

Where do oil palms grow in Cameroon?

It is estimated that in Southwest Cameroon, a top producing palm oil region of Africa, 67% of oil palm expansion from 2000-2015 occurred at the expense of forest (Ordway et al., 2019). Many regions in Cameroon have the required growing conditions for oil palm. South-West, South, and Littoral are the most attractive regions for investors.

Does palm oil expansion & deforestation affect Informal mills in South Cameroon?

Ordway, EM., Naylor, RL., Nkongho, RN., Lambin, EF. (2019) Oil palm expansion and deforestation in Southwest Cameroon are associated with the Proliferation of informal mills. Nature Communications 10, Article no. 114. Poku, K. (2002) Small-scale palm oil processing in Africa. Vol.48. (FAO, Rome, 2002).

How do laws and policies support the private sector in Cameroon?

The overarching objective of this study is to identify laws and policies on deforestation, child labour, forced labour and smallholder inclusion in Cameroon and analyse how these policies support the private sector to align with the sustainable production of timber, palm oil, cocoa and rubber. This entails: