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Socfin highly commended: says Parliamentary Committee

Socfin highly commended: says Parliamentary Committee

The Management of Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Limited with over thirty thousand acres of oil palm establishment in Malen Chiefdom Pujehun District has once more been exonerated and highly praised by the visiting Parliamentarians across the board and...

Agriculture Minister impressed with work of Socfin

Agriculture Minister impressed with work of Socfin

THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE, MARIE JALLOH AND SOCFIN GENERAL MANAGER PHILIP TONKS POSES INFRONT OF THE RESERVED SEEDLINGS OUTSIDE THE MILL THE ENTOURAUGE FLANKED BY THE SOCFIN GENERAL MANAGER. A high profile delegation comprising members of the Parliamentary...

Okomu Oil Palm Company: Setting agro-processing investment pace

Okomu Oil Palm Company: Setting agro-processing investment pace

The Okomu Oil Palm Company, a palm company with 8,800 hectares of mature palms, 4,000 hectares of rubber, and a palm oil mill of 30 tonnes per hour capacity, was established in 1976 as a Federal Government pilot project aimed at rehabilitating oil palm production in...

GTB takes banking to Pujehun

GTB takes banking to Pujehun

Precisely five days after Gbenga Alade, Managing Director Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB) said at the opening ceremony of its 13th branch at Lunsar that their intention is to be the “preferred option”; the bank yesterday took banking to Pujehun. “GTB is not setting up a...

Pujehun Is Not Relaxing Guard against Ebola Virus

Pujehun Is Not Relaxing Guard against Ebola Virus

The Communication Pillar Lead for Pujehun District Ebola Response Committee, Mr.Cecil Macaulay has confirmed to the Awareness Times that Pujehun has gone above 42days without any Ebola case. He informed that despite the success story, they areintensifying their...

Palms of controversies

Palms of controversies

Scientists have a part to play in the debate over oil palm cultivation which has captured and polarized public opinion, kindled and undoubtedly shaped by the media. How can this palm be viewed as a ‘miracle plant’ by both the agro-food industry in the North and...

Regard d’expert sur l’huile de palme

Regard d’expert sur l’huile de palme

En novembre 2012, l’affaire de la « taxe Nutella » en France mettait à nouveau sur le devant de la scène le sujet des conséquences environnementales et sociales liées à l’huile de palme. Par le biais d’un amendement introduit par le sénateur Yves Daudigny au projet de...