Above all, the annual palm oil production has exceeded from 31,000 tons in 1961 to 460,000 metric tons in 2021, average growth of 5% every year. Arise IIP, backed by two shareholders, AFC and OLAM, aims to make Benin Africa’s leading producer and exporter of agricultural products.
Why is Benin a hub for palm oil production?
From mechanized processing techniques that allow lower cost prices to a larger production of bulk sales that attract more retailers, Benin has become a hub for mass palm oil manufacturing base. Above all, the annual palm oil production has exceeded from 31,000 tons in 1961 to 460,000 metric tons in 2021, average growth of 5% every year.
Do agro-ecological zones improve agricultural-farming integrated productivity systems of Benin?
The aim of the present study was to characterize the peanut production systems in two agro-ecological zones (AEZ) in order to pave the ways for the improvement of existing Agriculture-Farming Integrated Productivity Systems of Benin. Thus, 203 peanut producers were investigated in four rural communes in the AEZ III and AEZ V of Benin.
Why is commercial farming important in Benin?
Benin being the mass producer of commercial crops like cassava, maize, yam, cotton, palm oil, and coffee accounting for a significant percentage of Benin’s foreign exchange earnings, the commercial farming contributions plays a vital role in alleviating its economic growth.