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Benin: the threat of red oil

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Afoua, processor of palm nuts into red oil in the Amlamé region, Togo.

(Illustrative image) © Raphaëlle Constant/RFI

By: Chantal Lorho Follow

It is the most consumed oil on the planet, the most profitable and the least expensive.

The other side of the coin: palm oil is also the leading cause of deforestation and land grabbing in the world.

In Benin, small farmers who no longer have access to land are worried about seeing plantations expand.

However, it is possible to produce certified sustainable palm oil.

Report in Adjaouéré by Samuel Turpin.

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CIRAD correspondent for the oil palm sector and agronomist specializing in oil palm development.

CIRAD and its subsidiary PalmElit work in Benin in partnership with the Center for Agricultural Research on Perennial Plants CRAPP in Pobé.

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