West and Central Africa is the new frontier for Oil palm production, with countries like Ghana experiencing wide-scale expansion due to increased demand to meet economic growth priorities.
This case study explores how two P4F-supported projects – the BOPP Community Smallholder scheme and the Africa Palm Oil Initiative (APOI) – are developing a new model of sustainable smallholder oil palm production that is environmentally and socially sustainable and protects the rich tropical forests of the region.