• How are smallholders transforming oil palm production in Sierra Leone?
  • By incorporating smallholders into their supply chain, firms in Sierra Leone have identified a competitive opportunity to support local agriculture and contribute to rural livelihoods. Find out how Jolaks, a palm oil refinery and processing plant in Wellington, Sierra Leone, is transforming oil palm production.
  • Who imports Sierra Leone palm oil?
  • national markets (corresponding to 4,580 Tons). Since 2018 Senegal emerged as he main importer of Sierra Leone palm oil (and this is confirmed by both national and partner countries data, although the overall amounts exported
  • Why is the oil palm sector important in Sierra Leone?
  • ctors.Industry snapshotThe oil palm sector in Sierra Leone is an important contributor to the economy and a maj r source of livelihoods. The sector presents significant opportunities for foreign commercial investors, as well as for linking smaller producers to commercial supply chains and expanding exports fro
  • Does Sierra Leone export palm oil to Mali?
  • t report any exports from Sierra Leone to MaliNevertheless, a 2017 report from the FEWS NET indicated strong market linkages with Mali (Guinea ox ompetitors2.ECOWASregional marketsGuineaA portion of the palm oil produced transits thro
  • What is Sierra Leone’s cocoa & cassava Trade Programme?
  • portunities especially for the youth and women. The programme aims at increasing Sierra Leone¡¯s competitiveness through enhanced productivity and trade compliance in the cocoa, cassava, and oil palm value chains with a view to boosting the country’s in
  • Can a palm oil plantation be replicated in Sierra Leone?
  • osition in Sierra Leone. The proviso for replication is that this model requires a deep experience in palm oil and a very large patient investment, as break-even for a new plantation of this type is at least seven years. Nevertheless, the opportunity is there to atract another