Solidaridad and the Netherlands Government hand over oil palm mills to SMEs in Liberia

Published Jul 5, 2023

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Solidaridad and the Embassy of the Netherlands have provided four efficient oil palm processing mills to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Liberia. With the capacity to process up to three tonnes of fresh fruit bunches per hour, the mills are helping SMEs scale up their processing activities, improve access to markets, and boost palm oil production in Liberia. The mills, funded by the Embassy of the Netherlands, have created over 200 direct jobs and 700 indirect jobs in the supply chain, and have significantly increased the productivity and income of smallholders in the region.

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Monrovia — Solidaridad, an international civil society organisation, and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra have handed over four, efficient oil palm processing mills to four small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the Grand Bassa, Lofa and Nimba counties in Liberia. The mills, which have the capacity to process up to three tonnes of fresh fruit bunches per hour, are supporting the SMEs to scale up their processing activities, enhance farmers' access to markets for oil palm fruit, and improve the production of palm oil in Liberia. The mills were constructed as part of the interventions under the Sustainable West Africa Palm Oil Programme (SWAPP) implemented by Solidaridad from 2018 to 2022 in Liberia, Cote d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone and Ghana with funding from the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Accra. The programme has contributed to increasing the productivity, inclusivity and sustainability of the West African palm oil sector through micro, small and ...

Source: All Africa