Voluntary labelling and certification schemes have become increasingly used in global agro-
food chains. They primarily aim at enhancing the sustainability of agricultural production …

By successfully including smallholders, the oil palm boom in Southeast Asia has contributed
significantly to rural economic development and poverty alleviation, notwithstanding its huge …

Cocoa and oil palm production are major agricultural activities in Ghana, contributing
substantially to the national economy and rural livelihoods. Even though smallholders …

Oil palm production in Ghana—which is primarily cultivated by smallholders (60%+)—plays
an important role in local economies and rural livelihoods. As a multi-functional crop, it is …

Cocoa and oil palm are the major commodity crops produced in Ghana and livelihood
options for hundreds of thousands of rural households. However, their production has …

Oil palm production must increase in Ghana to meet the increasing demand for palm oil and
avoid costly imports. Although maximum fruit bunch (FB) yields of> 20 t ha− 1 yr− 1 are …

The paper argues that political economy factors have hindered the development of the oil
palm value chain in Ghana, which has consistently underperformed despite significant …

Purpose The aim of this paper is to evaluate assumptions and data used in calculations
related to palm oil produced for biodiesel production relative to the European Renewable …

Challenges related to sustainability, energy access, process efficiency, and cost of
production in the extraction of palm oil make its energy analysis necessary in Ghana. This …

Oil palm is an important industrial, livelihood and food crop in Ghana. Smallholders produce
the bulk of the palm fruits and small-scale processors, mainly women, produce most of the …