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Palmier à huile: une amélioration qui presse
Des impératifs entre augmentation de la production et préservation de l’environnement récemment évoqués à Douala. Concilier développement des palmeraies, avec ses impacts socio-économiques (création d’emplois) et gestion durable des écosystèmes pour éviter la...
Hausse du bénéfice de la société SOGB en 2017
Le bénéfice après impôts de la Société de caoutchouc de Grand Béréby (SOGB) a connu une hausse de 4,270 milliards FCFA (environ 6,405 millions de dollars) en 2017 comparé à 2016, a appris jeudi APA auprès de cette entreprise basée à Cassandra en Côte d’Ivoire.Ce...
Dossier du mois : huile de palme
L’effet boomerang de la décision européenne A l’occasion du 5ème Sommet africain sur l’huile de palme & le caoutchouc qui se tient à Accra en cette fin avril, CommodAfrica, site d’information spécialisé sur l’agriculture en Afrique de l’Ouest et les marchés de...
Okomu oil extension II: Model for future expansion in Nigeria
Okomu’s oil palm plantation is a key industry to the country’s economy: the export of palm oil is an important foreign exchange earner while the industry provides employment opportunities to thousands of Nigerians. In terms of agriculture, palm oil is one of the most...
Socfin Cambodia’s Doctor conducted an awareness meeting
#Awareness - Last week, Socfin Cambodia's Doctor conducted an awareness meeting in the staff village in Coviphama. Participants discussed waste management and the dangers of plastics for the environment and their health. Thank you to all the participants who joined...
Okomu Oil Palm Plc targets 120,000 t/hr oil mills by 2020
The management of Okomu Oil Palm Company has revealed that the company has started operating two 30 t/hr oil mills and as well commenced the building of another two 30 t/hr oil mills which will be commissioned in the year 2020. The company Chairman, Gbenga Oyebode,...
Socfin Cambodia regularly tests the quality of its water sources
#Health. To make sure employees and their families have access to safe water, Socfin Cambodia regularly tests the quality of its water sources in staff villages to comply with international standards.
Edo Communities Laud Firm On CSR
Members of 10 communities, spread across two Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Edo, yesterday commended the management of Okomu oil for it commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) to them. The communities, which are located in Uhumwonde and Ovia North- East...
Okomu Oil Palm Unveils 11,400hectare Plantation, Targets 2,000 Jobs
Okomu Oil Palm Plc has commissioned 11,400 hectare of oil palm plantation covering over 10 communities in Edo State. The commissioning of the plant held on Wednesday, at the Okomu Extension 2 Plantation in Ovia South West Local Government Area, was witnessed by...
Chasse, trafic, huile de palme : qui tue vraiment les orangs-outans ?
Les orangs-outans ont le taux de reproduction le plus lent parmi les mammifères avec, en moyenne, un petit par femelle tous les huit ans. Hutan-Kocp/Kapar Author provided Cet article est publié dans le cadre de la Fête de la Science 2018 dont The Conversation France...
SAC, new school at Mally village
The new school at Mally village is built and the children of Mally and the surrounding villages have moved into their new school structure and are enjoying it. The facility is fresh, well ventilated and light and as one school child said, now her dress will not get...
Business Insider: Rubber firm expands processing power
Europe-based international rubber firm Socfin is nearing completion on its first rubber processing factory in Cambodia’s Mondulkiri province. The Post’s Hor Kimsay spoke with Socfin General Manager Jef Boedt about the upcoming venture, the rubber sector’s problem with...