Palm Oil 
On Our Radar: Focus Returns to Fuel Efficiency – New York Times
Scientists denounce a proposal to place a palm oil plantation in a rain forest surrounded by five protected areas in Cameroon, saying that it will destroy forests, further imperil endangered species and sow conflict with locals in one of the … Continue reading
South Florida’s trade with Japan grows — despite earthquake – Miami Herald
With Japan’s nuclear plants crippled after the quake, it had to import even more oil to produce electricity … which includes airports and seaports from West Palm Beach to Key West. With two-way trade of $1.17 billion in 2011, Japan … Continue reading
Area churches plan to join in, bow heads – DL-Online
For the Holy Rosary service, readers from the various churches will be carrying Malaysian products such as pineapples, palm oil, natural rubber products and rice. They’ll also be dressed in Malaysian garb in honor of this year’s chosen country.
Mass killing of Cameroon elephants alarms UN agency – Terra Daily
“This spike in elephant poaching is of grave concern not only to Cameroon, a member state to CITES … and the rapid destruction of their forest habitat, driven largely by palm oil and paper plantations. Conservationists in the region have … Continue reading
Cameroon: Biyem-Assi – Mirap Caravan Pulls Crowd – AllAfrica.com
Goods that were equally sold at reduced prices include palm oil for FCFA 550 per litre … has 12 sales point in Cameroon with four in Yaounde.
Nigeria – Boost to beef production – Meattradenewsdaily (blog)
Our cocoa plan is to make our country to compete with Ivory Coast because we lost our place to Ivory Coast, Ghana and Cameroon. Take the issue of oil palm which is very important to our plan. Our transformation action … Continue reading
Cameroon: Commercial Agriculture – Poorly Negotiated Land Leases Condemned – AllAfrica.com
The report is based on the SG Sustainable Oils Cameroon Plc (SGSOC) that signed a contract with government in 2009 to develop 73,086 hectares of oil palm plantations and construct oil mills in Ndian and Kupe Muanenguba Divisions in the … Continue reading
We will increase food supply by 20m metric tonnes in four years – Agric Minister – Businessday Online
Our cocoa plan is to make our country to compete with Ivory Coast because we lost our place to Ivory Coast, Ghana and Cameroon. Take the issue of oil palm which is very important to our plan. Our transformation action … Continue reading
Nigeria: Jonathan Targets 3.5 Million Jobs, 20 Million Tonnes of Food – AllAfrica.com
Indonesia and Cameroon. ‘If you take a look at it in terms of palm oil production, Nigeria was at one point in the 60s accounting for 27 per cent of global supply of palm oil; today, we are at zero, … Continue reading
Nigeria: Jonathan Targets 3.5m Jobs, 20m Tonnes of Food – AllAfrica.com
Indonesia and Cameroon. ‘If you take a look at it in terms of palm oil production, Nigeria was at one point in the 60s accounting for 27 per cent of global supply of palm oil; today, we are at zero, … Continue reading
