palm kernel oil production line palm fruit picker in ivory coast

   
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  • palm kernel oil production line palm fruit picker in ivory coast
  • Who produces the most palm oil in Ivory Coast?
  • But, as in Nigeria and Ghana, it is the smallholders in Ivory Coast, like Desire-Jacques Porquet, who produce most of the country's palm oil. "Palm oil is important because it supports two million people [in Ivory Coast]," Mr Porquet says as he turns off the smooth, tarred highway and drives deep into the bush along a winding, dusty track.
  • Are oil palm projects a success or a failure?
  • The First and Second Oil Palm Projects for the Ivory Coast were rated successful. The projects either achieved or exceeded their objectives, sustainability is likely, and .
  • Where does palm oil come from?
  • The palm oil industry originated in West Africa but is now dominated by massive plantations in South-East Asia. The BBC's Tamasin Ford reports that Ivory Coast, and other African countries, are trying to take the lucrative business back home to tap into its profits.
  • Where are the palm trees in Abidjan?
  • An hour's drive to the west of Abidjan, Ivory Coast's skyscraper-filled commercial capital, palm trees dominate the landscape; thousands upon thousands of them in neat orderly rows. People have renamed the long, sweeping highway "Plantation Road".