Palm oil
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Ivory Coast commences establishment of oil palm waste electricity project
IVORY COAST – The government of Ivory Coast has kicked off construction work on the first biomass power plant with grid injection in Africa, to…
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Ganic Foods clinches US$38m from Afreximbank for establishment of edible oil processing facilities
NIGERIA – Ganic Foods Limited, Nigeria based agrofood processing companies, has received a N16.56 billion (US$38m) Dual Tranche Export Development Facility from African Export-Import Bank…
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Golden Star Oil Palm Plantation achieves Roundtable on Sustainable Palm oil Certification
GHANA – Golden Star Oil Palm Plantation (GSOPP), an alternative livelihood project of Golden Star resources, now a member of the Chifeng Gold Group, has…
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Nigeria to register rise in palm kernel oil production propelled by increased private sector investment
NIGERIA – Nigeria, sub-Saharan Africa’s largest economy, is expected to register a 12% rise in palm kernel oil production in MY 2022/23 to about 440,000…
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Kenyan cooking oil manufacturer Pwani Oil temporarily halts operations over shortage of raw materials, forex
KENYA – Pwani Oil Products Limited, the makers of popular household cooking oils-Freshfri, Salit, and Fry Mate, has temporarily shut down its operations following shortage…