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[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/4″][vc_column_text]Juaso, GhanaManaged since 2010
100 hectares
Allanblackia parviflora reforestation.
Partnership of Unilever R&D and Form international
www.allanblackiapartners.com[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/2″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]ASSET
An allanblackia R&D demonstration farm was established in 2010 in a degraded Forest Reserve in partnership between Unilever and Form international to investigate the productive, agronomic and commercial feasibility of sustainable A.B. oil production. Allanblackia parviflora is a tree species native to many African countries. Seeds of these trees produce high quality oil for application in food and non-food products. To date, 65 hectares have been established, are actively managed and play an important role in ongoing R&D work. First oil production from this pilot site is expected in a few years time, as some of the trees have started bearing fruits. Next to forest restoration, these trees are also tested in mixed production with cocoa with a number of smallholder cocoa farmers.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”10″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]OUR ROLE
Form international has been responsible for a.o. farm design, establishment and management, lead R&D work and collaborate with partners (ICRAF, FORIG, Novel Ghana, IUCN), tree nursery production and research, acquisition of a broad range of genetic material and plant types, and business modelling. Form international is member of the Allanblackia Partnership.[/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1457353930439{padding-top: 16px !important;padding-right: 16px !important;padding-bottom: 16px !important;padding-left: 16px !important;background-color: #6aac34 !important;}”]
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Largest existing allanblackia plantation in Africa and worldwide
• Key source of input data for allanblackia business modelling
• Key site to generate knowledge on:
o Growth and yield
o Best plantation management practices
o Cost/benefit
o Environmental and ecological impacts
• Largest pool of plant material, genetic sources and diversity of allanblackia in one site
• Important showcase of allanblackia as a species of choice for forest landscape restoration and sustainable farm management.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
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