Private equity firm transforms palm oil business in Sierra Leone Published by Promotional Feature on 6 May 2014 A blend of private equity and development finance aligns returns with food security and job creation.
UK finance group invests $18.1m in agribusiness in the DRC Published by Staff Writer on 15 November 2013 CDC invests in Feronia to support the ongoing rehabilitation of a palm oil plantation business.
Palm oil is coming home to Africa Published by Ranveer Chauhan on 30 October 2012 Ranveer Chauhan, managing director and global head of palm at agribusiness company Olam, looks at the case for sustainable palm oil production in Africa.
SIFCA remaining positive despite losing CEO in Ivory Coast violence Published by Richard Miles on 2 October 2011 The SIFCA group is one of Africa’s biggest agro-industrial firms. The Abidjan-based company lost 24 employees in the recent Ivorian conflict, including its CEO. How we made it in Africa speaks to new CEO, Bertrand Vignes.