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Socfin Champions Education In Malen Chiefdom
Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Limited has continued to spearhead the course of academic education in Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District in fulfillment of President Bio’s aspiration to once more make Sierra Leone the Athen of West Africa. In view of the...
El ministro de Juventud y Deportes de Santo Tomé y Príncipe recibe a la Fundación Real Madrid
Esta temporada arranca un proyecto sociodeportivo que atenderá a 200 niños y niñas en colaboración con la Fundación Filhos de São Tomé. Una delegación de la Fundación Real Madrid viajó a Santo Tomé y Príncipe para identificar los proyectos sociodeportivos que se...
SRC Employees Rubbish Sexual Harassment Claim
In the wake of an alleged sexual harassment as reported by Green Advocates International (GAI) against the Salala Rubber Corporation (SRC) management, several community residents, including the chiefs, and employees of the corporation have vehemently denied the claim,...
Village forests in an oil palm landscape: can they co-exist?
By applying for a village forest permit, the villagers of Laman Satong in West Kalimantan prevented their forest from being converted into an oil palm plantation. But they did not ban oil palm completely. A GATHERING IN THE FOREST On 10 April 2019, at 9 in the...
Palm oil watchdog to create separate standards for smallholders: Indonesia director
JAKARTA (Reuters) - A global palm oil industry watchdog is planning a separate standard for smallholders to help them adopt sustainable practices and get green certification, the Indonesian director of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) said. Indonesia is...
Okomu Oil’s ambition is to be recognized as benchmark for HSE in agric sector – MD
The Managing Director, Okomu Oil Palm Company, Dr Graham Hefer, says that the organisation’s commitment to Health, Safety and Environment has rubbed off positively on staff and visitors to the company. He said this at an event to commemorate the company’s HSE Week...
The Untold Story Of Socfin
The establishment of Socfin Agricultural Company in Sierra Leone has given much hope to the Government of Sierra Leone that the country’s economy can be diversified from depending on the mining sector to that of agriculture through foreign direct investment. Before...
Une Huile de palme pour le marché local
"Dans les pays où nous sommes actifs, l'huile de palme fait partie de l'alimentation de base, un peu comme le beurre en Europe", compare Luc Boedt, CEO du Groupe Socfin. Le hic? "Cette denrée y connaît une énorme pénurie, ce qui oblige les populations locales à...
La plate-forme pour le caoutchouc naturel durable opérationnelle
Les membres de la plate-forme mondiale pour le caoutchouc durable (Global Platform for Sustainable Natural Rubber –GPSNR) ont tenu le 21 mars leur première Assemblée générale à Singapour marquant ainsi le démarrage de ses activités. Lancée en octobre à Kuala Lumpur...
FIAN-Belgium: Killing Sierra Leone Slowly
A case report recently published by FIAN international, an international human rights organization continued to project Sierra Leone in a terrible and appalling manner to the international community, if the government continues to make lip service on these burning...
Europe’s palm oil strategy is fading
A vote by the French National Assembly to exclude palm oil from their list of eligible biofuels will have implications for the EU’s new renewable energy law, writes Pierre Bois d’Enghien. Pierre Bois d’Enghien, is an agronomist and environmental expert, who has worked...
La stratégie européenne sur l’huile de palme s’estompe
L’Assemblée nationale française a voté pour l’exclusion de l’huile de palme de la liste de biocarburants éligibles pour des aides. Une décision qui aura un impact sur la législation européenne des renouvelables, selon Pierre Bois d’Enghien. Pierre Bois d’Enghien est...