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Indian Firm Invests $1.2 Billion in Sierra Leone Palm Oil Industry
A firm from India has announced that it was investing close to a whopping $1.2 billion in Sierra Leone’s palm oil industry. How People Arrived Here: palm oil invetsment sierra leone, sierra leone indian, songs from mange bureh sierra-leone, the Palm...
More Than 1000 New Species Found in New Guinea
A remarkable 1,060 new species have been discovered the island of New Guinea from 1998 to 2008, but poorly planned and unsustainable development – particularly from logging and forest conversion to agriculture – is putting many of these unique...
Liberian President Inaugurates $75m Oil Palm Mill
Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf over the weekend inaugurated the country’s first multi-million dollar palm oil mill in Grand Bassa County, eastern Liberia.
World Bank Earmarks $159m for Commercial Agriculture in Five Nigerian States
The World Bank has earmarked N22.5 billion (US$150 million) for development of commercial agriculture program in five states in Nigeria, the chairman of the Commercial Agricultural Development Association (CADA) in Cross River State, Mr. Owali Ilem, said...
Liberian Government And SIFCA Sign $64m Oil Palm Concession Agreement
The government of Liberia and SIFCA, a West African agro-industrial company which operates in Nigeria, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire and now Liberia, have officially signed a $64 million concession agreement for the rehabilitation and development of an oil...
Equatorial Biofuel Begins $50m Oil Palm Investment in Liberia
United Kingdom based company, Equatorial Biofuel has commenced a $50 million oil palm investment in Liberia, the company’s Managing Director Peter Bayliss disclosed here. How People Arrived Here: Equatorial Biofuel liberia, oil palm liberia
Production of Sustainable Palm Oil Doubles
Global production of sustainable palm oil has doubled so far this year, meaning that buyers have access to more palm oil than ever before that was produced without damaging biodiversity, according to new figures from the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm...
Liberian Parliament Ratifies $1.6b Oil Palm Concession Agreement with Golden Veroleum
Liberia’s bicameral legislature on Wednesday formally ratified the $1.6 billion agreement between Liberia and Golden Veroleum for the cultivation of oil palm in the south-eastern Counties of Sinoe, Maryland, Grand Kru, Rivercess and River Gee. How People...
