• 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.
  • 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
  • Who owns palm oil in Sierra Leone?
  • Exploring opportunities in West Africa, NHG took ownership of two palm oil developments in Sierra Leone. One was NedOil, with 66 ha of nucleus plantations, a palm oil mill and an active network of smallholders; the other was an existing land lease of 30,700 ha.
  • 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
  • What are the different types of oil palms in Sierra Leone?
  • the traditional sector. The ¡°dura¡± (red) oil palm variety is endemic to Sierra Leone. Together with the introduced ¡°tenera¡± (yellow) variety, it can be found across the country in wild groves, small plots and i commercial plantations. The sector is dualistic between the small-scale tradiional and the large-scale co
  • Should palm oil be included in the global supply chain?
  • Millions of people around the world today depend on palm oil, for their livelihoods with approximately 40% of global output pro-duced by smallholder farmers, and great improvements to rural livelihoods could be made by including more smallholders in the global supply chain.