1000kg/d palm crude oil refining line in uganda

   
1000kg/d palm crude oil refining line in uganda
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
  • 1000kg/d palm crude oil refining line in uganda
  • Does Uganda have a second palm oil project?
  • This article is for subscribers only. Wilmar International Ltd.¡¯s Ugandan unit is establishing the East African country¡¯s second palm oil project, which is expected to double national output to as much as 80,000 tons.
  • What is oil palm research in Uganda?
  • Oil palm research in Uganda is spearheaded by the National Crop Resources Research Institute, NaCRRI. It is funded by the government of Uganda and International Fund for Agricultural Development, IFAD through the National Oil Palm Project, NOPP under the Ministry of Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries, MAAIF.
  • Where does Uganda get its oil from?
  • In Uganda, half of the oil-seed production meets the demand, while the other half is mainly from crude palm oil imports. Both the locally produced and imported crude palm oil are refined into vegetable oil or used in the manufacture of soaps and detergents.
  • Will Uganda take a 40 percent stake in the oil refinery?
  • The government has been planning to take an equity stake of up to 40 percent in the refinery through the Uganda National Oil Company (UNOC) (with the possibility of it selling some of this stake to other governments from the East African Community).
  • Should Uganda develop palm oil for import substitution?
  • As such, there is growing interest by the Government of Uganda in developing palm oil for import substitution, and the fact that production from even poor yielding oil palm substantially exceeds that from a similar area of annual oilseed crops.
  • Is oil palm a commercial crop in Uganda?
  • Research is paramount in regard to identifying and addressing challenges associated with the commercial production of oil palm in Uganda. (Passage originally stated: Oil palm is a novel commercial crop in Uganda and as such, research is paramount in regard to identifying and addressing challenges associated with its production in the country.)