Africa to be the next frontier for oil palm
- The Hindu
- 03 Mar 2015
Olam has embarked on its first palm oil industrial project in Gabon, investing $500 million in 50,000 hectares of plantations in phase I.
Olam has embarked on its first palm oil industrial project in Gabon, investing $500 million in 50,000 hectares of plantations in phase I.
Olam has snapped up a diverse global portfolio of assets that includes rice farms in Nigeria, almond orchards in Australia, dairy operations in Uruguay and coffee plantations in Laos.
Julien N’Kolo Reteno est délégué général d’Attac Gabon. Il est interviewé à l’occasion de l’Université d’été européenne d’Attac à Paris en 2014 sur l’accaparement des terres au Gabon.
"Nous avons appris en Afrique que ce n'est pas parce que le gouvernement vous accorde une concession que vous allez pouvoir travailler comme vous l'entendez. Il faut d'abord obtenir l'autorisation des populations locales."
The commercial farm currently has 3,000 hectares under cultivation and another 3,000 hectares will be developed in 2015, while 3,000 farmers are involved in its outgrower programme.
Le singapourien Olam a récemment lancé dans l’état de Nasarawa au Nigeria, une ferme d’une superficie de 6 000 hectares dédiée à la riziculture.
Olam reveals plans to expand its rice farm in Nigeria to 10,000 hectares.
The integrated rice milling facility is situated at the heart of Olam’s 6,000-hectare greenfield irrigated and mechanised paddy farm in Nigeria’s Nasarawa State.
À la veille des premières récoltes de l'huile de palme du partenariat entre le gouvernement gabonais et le géant singapourien Olam, le projet fait débat au Gabon.
NZ Farming Systems Uruguay, the South American dairy unit of Singapore-based Olam International, has sold some 7,771 hectares of farm land in Uruguay to local interests.
Olam's Nigerian subsidiary has completed arrangements to expand its rice plantation in Nasarawa State from 3,000 ha to 6,000 ha.
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