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The
plantation has been envisaged to cover over 15,000
hectares of land with millions of palms. Feasibility
studies were made by the Sustainable Land Use Systems
Promotion (SLUSP). More than 1000 palms at the Nkuv Palm
Plantation. Negotiations are going on with foreign
donors on the expansion of the field and the
implantation of an oil mill. This project is designed
to instill the oil culture in the Kumbo Urban
municipality, increase council revenue, create
employment, and improve the living standards for
citizens. More than 50 people have been temporally
employed at the plantation, specifically for the digging
of holes, transportation of seedlings, planting and
clearing, fire tracing and most especially for patrol. |