• Who is the largest oil palm producer in Guinea?
  • Currently the Guinean Oil Palm and Rubber Company (SOGUIPAH) is the largest rubber and oil palm producer in the country accounting for significant employment and income generation at the national and the local level (see Section 2.1 ).
  • Why is oil palm a major crop in PNG?
  • First, oil palm has been the most common crop proposed for large-scale agricultural development schemes in PNG, so oil palm schemes account for 2.2 million of the total of more than 5 million hectares of land that has been alienated through the grant of ¡®special agricultural and business leases¡¯ (SABLs).
  • Can We expand oil palm & rubber cultivation in Forest Guinea?
  • Extend oil palm and rubber cultivation in Forest Guinea and the maritime zone. Overall, project viability was assured. There is an extremely high national and regional demand for oils and fats in the form of edible red oil. Furthermore, rubber is a raw material in very high demand by industry.
  • Does smallholder-based oil palm and rubber production boost rural development?
  • Smallholder-based production of these crops has also been promoted to boost rural development but the food security outcomes are unclear. This exploratory study assesses the food security outcomes of smallholder-based oil palm and rubber production at the household level using six standardized metrics of food security.
  • How many proposed oil palm projects are there in PNG?
  • We examined 29 proposed oil palm projects associated with 51 separate SABLs in 10 diferent provinces (Table 7.2). The areas shown as being earmarked for the planting of oil palm are those specified in the development plans or environmental impact statements submitted to the PNG government.
  • How much palm oil is consumed in Guinea?
  • 6.2 The Guinean population¡¯s demand for red oil is constantly rising and constitutes a sure market for production in Diecke. Indeed, according to the data of the Comprehensive Budget /Consumption Surveys (EIBC) carried out in January 1994 and February 1995, palm oil consumption was 6.4 kg per capita.