• 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 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.
  • Who owns nedoil Sierra Leone?
  • From the company¡¯s Mohammed Kamara is General Manager, NedOil Sierra Leone Ltd., Yele, Sierra Leone; and Monique van Wijnbergen is Sustainability and Corporate Communication Director, Natural Habitats Group, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Palm fruit ready for processing at the NedOil mill.
  • Is land tenure a problem in Sierra Leone?
  • Land tenure can be very complex and highly sensitive. This is especially true in Sierra Leone, where land tenure has been a source of conflict. To move toward a better, more fair and more effective land-tenure system, a new National Land Policy was drawn up (Government of Sierra Leone 2015).