A further 500 hectares will be planted in the near term close to the Mill.The Company also intends to commence its second area of operations in Guitry, where it has rights over 24,000 ha of land for palm oil development.

A further 500 hectares will be planted in the near term close to the Mill.The Company also intends to commence its second area of operations in Guitry, where it has rights over 24,000 ha of land for palm oil development. The company has acquired more than 2000 ha of land in this department to install an industrial palm grove and a palm nut processing plant. It also has exploitation rights on 17,000 hectares in Ayénouan and expansion rights on more than 24,000 hectares in Guitry.

The company has acquired more than 2000 ha of land in this department to install an industrial palm grove and a palm nut processing plant. It also has exploitation rights on 17,000 hectares in Ayénouan and expansion rights on more than 24,000 hectares in Guitry.

In the area of Ayenouan, contract farmers get paid to a percentage of the net profits derived from the palm oil produced from their land. In 2015, the company signed a groundbreaking agreement with a smallholder, whereby the smallholder will be partly paid in company shares in exchange for palm fruits.

In the area of Ayenouan, contract farmers get paid to a percentage of the net profits derived from the palm oil produced from their land. In 2015, the company signed a ground breaking agreement with a smallholder, whereby the smallholder will be partly paid in company shares in exchange for palm fruits. The supervision of local smallholders, whose combined areas are about 17,000 hectares of palm groves. They signed long-term supply contracts with Dekel-Oil, which has undertaken to purchase all of their production and to take over the transport of fresh fruit to the factory. The price paid to farmers is set by the Interprofessional Association of the Oil Palm Sector (AIPH). This award takes into account the quality of the production received. Dekel-Oil signed a contract to purchase the production of the members of the Coopalen cooperative, whose plantations together cover an area of 10,000 hectares. The 20-year contract becomes effective at the start of effective operation of the mill (marked by the production of 1,000 tonnes per year

Employ over 300 staff

Employ over 300 staff Dekel-Oil has reportedly promised to create 50 jobs as soon as it settles in Aboisso and 300 other jobs with the development of its subsidiaries

In Aboisso the majority of the populations interviewed (61%) say that they did not participate in the consultations for the transfer of their land to Dekel-Oil.

The Dekel-Oil installation was preceded by an environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) as required by Ivorian law. This procedure involves the participation of the population. However, the firm responsible for carrying out the ESIA worked in English, even though the populations are francophone. In addition, the interprète was an employee of Dekel-Oil. Thus, the populations felt that the impact study was not as neutral as it should have been.

In Aboisso the majority of the populations interviewed (61%) say that they did not participate in the consultations for the transfer of their land to Dekel-Oil.

The company was also to participate in the construction of new classrooms in schools, the expansion of health centers and the construction of the water tower. It was to provide more productive seeds to small-scale oil palm producers and members of cooperatives involved in the project, thus contributing to the improvement of yields of family palm groves in the region.

No gender related information

Dekel Oil has another case in Ivory Coast-- # 4959 (Guitry). Dekel Oil is RSPO registered.The Company also intends to commence its second area of operations in Guitry, where it has rights over 24,000 ha of land for palm oil development.

Dekel Oil has another case in Ivory Coast-- # 4959 (Guitry). Dekel Oil is RSPO registered.The Company also intends to commence its second area of operations in Guitry, where it has rights over 24,000 ha of land for palm oil development.