These seeds are ready for the press. The fruit itself is turned into “Palm oil,” while the nut is used for “Palmiste oil.” This is the local variety grown by smallholders.
The palm fruit. This are the seeds ready for the press. The fruit itself is turned into Palm oil , while the nut is used for Palmiste oil (Huile de palmiste in french). This is the local variety grown by smallholders. Herakles Farm plan to grow improved varieties that are sold to them by IRAD, a camerooneese institute who also issued the controversial ecological assessment stating that plantation area is only secondary degradated forest.