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What is oil palm expansion in Cameroon?
Oil palm area expansion (extensification) in Cameroon. a Oil palm production (green) and area harvested (orange) since 1985 for the country of Cameroon, with the time-period considered in this study (2000–2015) highlighted in gray 6. b On-farm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) yield in Cameroon since 1985.
When did oil palm grow in South Cameroon?
Oil palm expansion across Southwest Cameroon was mapped from 2000–2015, a period of national growth in production and area expansion of the crop (Fig. 1 ). To classify oil palm, forest, and other land cover, we used 30m resolution Landsat satellite data.
How many oil palm plantations are there in Cameroon?
In Cameroon, oil palm plantations cover more than 170,000 ha of national land, including 70,000 ha of industrial plantations and 100,000 ha of village plantations.