Au Cameroun, l’accélération des investissements par les raffineurs fait exploser la demande d’huile de palme, à plus d’un million de tonnes
Une loi votée en 2013 au Cameroun a incité les transformateurs des oléagineux à accélérer leurs investissements ce qui a résulté en une forte augmentation de la demande locale d’huile de palme, aujourd’hui estimée à 1 million de tonnes contre une offre de 300 000 T....Somatic Embryogenesis as Key Technology for Shaping the Rubber Tree of the Future
The intensive efforts invested in studying somatic embryogenesis turned out to be very interesting to redirect worldwide Hevea production. Data from large scale comparative field trials will soon be available to compare differences in latex yield between conventional...JNCE 2018 : San Pedro accueille les chefs d’entreprises
San Pedro accueille la 2ᵉ édition des Journées Nationales des Chefs d’Entreprises (JNCE) du 8 au 11 novembre 2018, après le succès de Korhogo en 2017. L’événement vise à promouvoir le potentiel économique et touristique des régions, en encourageant des...Sierra Leone Telegraph to Visit Socfin Agricultural Company
The SLT released a series of articles about the controversy surrounding SAC. The Sierra Leone Telegraph will be paying a courtesy visit to the plantation in order to lead an independent investigation, then publish a report based on facts. Read the full article:...Why I’m not boycotting palm oil this Christmas or ever.
Iceland has published a highly emotive cartoon, produced by Greenpeace, highlighting deforestation linked to palm oil. This advert has important lacks of facts and information. The deforestation problem is not only due to palm oil, but 99% of global deforestation is...Why boycotting palm oil achieves nothing
Iceland is the first British supermarket chain which has decided to ban palm oil for its home-brand products. Activists ignore the complex reality of palm oil production and many studies showed the high production rate of palm oil compared to other crops. Europe is...
Renewable natural rubber’s essential role in our sustainable mobility
Of the 800 million vehicles currently on the road, 1.2 billion tires have been manufactured with more than 10 million tonnes of natural rubber, and the number of vehicles is expected to double in 25 years. The transport sector consumes 3/4 of rubber production...
Socfin dispute – setting the records straight
Several unsubstantiated allegations have been made by certain people about Socfin Agriculture Company in Sierra Leone that need clarifications. Socfin has 12,500 hectares out of the 27, 000 hectares of Sahn Malen Chiefdom in Pujehun District. The company has only...Socfin dispute – government looks for a resolution
A mission of the committee set up by the government came in the Malen Chiefdon in order to find a lasting solution to a protracted land dispute between the habitants and SAC. A series of consultative meeting have been organized. The government asked the local...Le rôle essentiel du caoutchouc naturel renouvelable dans notre mobilité durable
Sur les 800 millions de véhicules circulant actuellement, 1,2 milliards de pneus ont été fabriqués avec plus de 10 millions de tonnes de caoutchouc naturel, et le nombre de véhicules devrait doubler d’ici 25 ans. Le secteur du transport consomme 3/4 de la...
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