USA – The United States has blocked importation of palm oil and palm oil products from a Malaysian producer FGV…
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Tag: Palm oil
Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute gets funding from government to boost palm oil production
TANZANIA – The Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) has received Tsh.1.4bn/- (US$603,900) from the government to boost production of palm…
Read MoreUnilever partners with tech company Orbital Insight to enhance traceability in palm oil sourcing
UK – Unilever, a consumer goods company, has teamed up with US-based tech company, Orbital Insight, to boost palm oil sourcing transparency. The…
Read MoreFeronia sells stake in DRC palm oil subsidiary to investment company KKM
DRC – Feronia Inc. an agribusiness company operating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has entered into a…
Read MoreIFAD, Mars and ICRAF invest US$4m on sustainable farming project in Indonesia and the Philippines
ASIA – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Mars, Incorporated and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) have partnered to invest US$4…
Read MoreNigeria enjoys 100% duty exemption on Crude Palm Oil from Malaysia
NIGERIA – Malaysia, the world’s second- largest producer of the Palm Oil has offered Nigeria 100% duty exemption on crude…
Read MoreCentral Bank of Nigeria funds production of nine agricultural commodities with US$1.1bn
NIGERIA – The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has targeted to fund the value chains of nine agricultural commodities in…
Read MoreSierra Leone launches US$191.9m oil palm project with support from IFAD
SIERRA LEONE – Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) in Sierra Leone, financed by the International Fund for Agriculture Development…
Read MoreSime Darby Plantation offloads its Liberian oil palm business unit
LIBERIA – Sime Darby Plantation (SDP), a Malaysian oil palm planation company has completed the sale of its entire 100%…
Read MorePresco Plc to invest in Nigeria’s oil palm seed sector to expand production capacity
NIGERIA – Presco Plc, a palm-oil processing firm listed on the Nigerian Stock Exchange, has signed a partnership deal with…
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