palm oil plant for producing crude palm oil in lusaka

                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
                                               
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  • Which company is setting up a palm oil processing industry in Luapula?
  • Consolidated Farming Limited, has announced it will be setting up a large -scale palm oil processing industry in Luapula Province this year. Company Director Essof Alloo has disclosed that the firm will invest US$ 200 million in the project which will have a 10 thousand hectares anchor farm and an out-grower scheme.
  • Where is palm oil produced?
  • Most palm oil is currently produced in South East Asia, even though the oil palm is originally an African crop. The two largest producers are Malaysia and Indonesia, who together account for about 85% of the world¡¯s palm oil production. Indonesia is the world¡¯s largest producer of palm oil, followed by Malaysia.
  • How many hectares of oil palms will be planted in Mbereshi?
  • He said that the company will initially set up a 100 hectares oil palm nursery in Mbereshi area before the 2019/20 rainy season. Mr. Alloo said the company will be planting 2000 hectares every year for the next five years to create 10,000 hectares.
  • What is palm oil?
  • Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil extracted from the orange-red mesocarp of the fruits of the oil palm. It has the color of a rich, deep red, which is said to be derived from its rich carotenoid contents, which are known pigments often found in plants and animals.
  • How much palm oil does Ghana export?
  • In 2018, according to the USA Department of Agriculture, Ghana exported 160,000.00 metric tons of crude palm oil. The major destination of Ghana palm oil is Senegal. Other countries that import Ghana¡¯s palm oil are Burkina Faso, Niger, UK, Spain, Netherlands and United States.
  • How many hectares of oil palms will be planted each year?
  • Mr. Alloo said the company will be planting 2000 hectares every year for the next five years to create 10,000 hectares. And Mr. Chilangwa is confident that the project will succeed owing to the favourable climatic conditions that supports the growth of oil palms. He cited the Luapula River valley as the best place that will support the plantation.