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Oil palm investments are returning from Southeast Asia to West Africa, where the crop originated. As this interest intensifies, land conflicts are likely to become more prevalent. Our research shows that such disputes can treble the cost of cultivation and cause year-long delays. Despite this, many companies do not mitigate tenure risk because they lack the data and tools necessary to understand their risk exposure and take action.
To tackle this, the Quantifying Tenure Risk (QTR) initiative offers free support to businesses investing in West African oil palm to help them accurately assess tenure risk and plan corporate policies and action plans.
This briefing outlines some of the risks and opportunities in West African oil palm investments as identified by QTR.
