35,000
24,000
Small-scale traditional plantations
14,000
Supervised village plantations
105,000
60,000
Agro-industrial plantations
Raw production of oil palm (tons)
Surface (ha)
Table 1. Area and production of oil palm plantations in Cameroon in 2002.
In Cameroon, like in other African countries such as Ivory Coast or Ghana, the production of oil palm is distributed in 3 sectors: an agro-industrial sector, a village sector controlled by agro-industries, and a small-scale traditional sector.
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