Seeking Investment Opportunities & Alliances in Africa's Vast Rubber Potential

Minister Keynote Address :

Investment Opportunities in Palm Oil & Rubber Plantations in Ghana

Hon. Yaw Effah-Baafi, Deputy Minister
Ministry of Food & Agriculture, Ghana

Liberia: Role of Oil Palm Investments and Investors in
Rural Prosperity Building and Food Security

Hon. Dr. Florence Chenoweth, Minister
Ministry of Agriculture of Liberia

This conference is supported by the Ministry of Food & Agriculture (MOFA), Republic of Ghana and held consecutively with the Palm Oil Africa summit.

Project Facts:

Nigeria-based Bakrie Delano Africa plans to spend half of the company's $1 billion investment commitment in the country on crude palm oil and rubber plantations, its chief executive said in Jakarta on Tuesday. (Source: Jakarta Globe)

China's Hainan Natural Rubber Industry Group has signed a deal worth $1.2 billion with Sierra Leone to establish rubber and rice plantations in the West African state. (Source: Reuters)

Olam is conducting feasibility studies in Bitam and Mitzic in Gabon, and are in the process of creating a land bank of an additional 50,000 hectares. They have plans to start planting rubber by the end of 2012. (Source: Olamonline)

Rubber is a significant agricultural commodity and demand for natural rubber has seen a steady growth over the last decade. With a high trade value and increasing consumption driven by tyre and general rubber good industries worldwide, plantation companies are diversifying their investment portfolio and crossing continents in search of rubber opportunities. With its immense land availability, suitable climate and optimal agro-economic conditions for rubber cultivation, traditional rubber growing countries in West & Central Africa are opening its doors for international investments.

CMT's inaugural RubberPLANT Africa focuses on the challenges and opportunities Africa has to offer, from investment climates and incentives to operational aspects of managing rubber plantations.

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Profile of attendees at 2nd RubberPlant Asia 2012

Here's what delegates said about our 2nd RubberPLANT Summit held in Bali on 6-7 February 2012

“Interesting & knowledgeable for non-technical rubber plant industry” RISDA

“It was a great learning experience for us. I enjoyed the same.” Harrisons Malayalam

“Interesting to know best practices in rubber plantation” Ministry of Forestry Indonesia

“Conference is very informative, speakers are experts in their own field” Philippines Industrial Crops Research Institute

Published articles for your interest and reference:

Gabon: Agriculture bouncing back - 8 June 2012, Spyghana.com

Rubber May Take Crown as King of Ivory Coast's Economy - 18 May 2012, Pulitzercenter.org