10tpd palm oil production line in congo

   
10tpd palm oil production line in congo
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • 10tpd palm oil production line in congo
  • Can palm oil mills reduce deforestation in the Congo Basin?
  • Sustainability strategies initiated by companies and aimed at certifying palm oil mills are unlikely to be effective at curbing deforestation in the Congo Basin. Smallholder farmers are an engine of growth in the regions palm oil sector, and recent evidence suggests they are actively clearing forest to expand.
  • Will oil palm production increase in the Congo Basin?
  • Land area allocated to oil palm increased by 40% in the Congo Basin and five additional top-producing countries in Africa between 1990 and 2017. Without intervention, future production increases in the region will likely come from expansion rather than intensification due to low crop and processing yields, possibly at the expense of forest.
  • Where can oil palm be grown in the Congo Basin?
  • Most of the roughly 280 million hectares (Mha) of additional land suitable for oil palm in the Congo Basin are found in the Democratic Republic of Congo (60%), Cameroon (11%) and the Republic of Congo (10%). Many heavily forested countries in the Congo Basin are setting national targets to increase production to meet national and regional demands.
  • How much palm oil is produced in the DRC?
  • However, national production from smallholdings and industrial palm plantations is insufficient to cover domestic demand in this vast country, which imports more than 45 400 tons of palm oil every year. All the oil in the DRC is produced exclusively for the domestic market, and in particular for industrial sectors such as food, soap and cosmetics.