AreaBilateral/Multilateral

Commodity GroupOilseeds, oils and meals

CommodityPalm oil

Date01/04/2021

Policy CategoryTrade

Policy InstrumentExport promotion

DescriptionWith support from the US Agency for International Development, a group of palm and palmkernel oil processing companies in West Africa started assisting smallholder farmers to enter the growing US market for organic palm oil.

NotesSector development measures – West Africa – organic palm oil: An alliance of palm and palmkernel oil processing companies in Ghana and Liberia and a US-based natural soaps company received a USD 1.1 million grant from the to help smallholder farmers in West Africa access the growing market for organic palm oil in the United Sates. Aimed at raising the profits of small-scale oil palm plantations and fostering export value addition in the region, the new alliance is expected to focus on process upgrades, organic certification and product traceability.