DID YOU KNOW THAT…
- Zampalm, is Zambia’s largest oil palm plantation and is in Kanchibiya district Muchinga Province.
- Zampalm is 90% owned by the IDC.
- In its current phase, the planted area of oil palm trees is 3,600 hectares of which 2,800 hectares have mature oil palm trees.
- Commercial harvesting from an oil palm tree can occur for 25yrs after the initial harvest two years after planting.
- Currently the company is producing 1700 metric tonnes of crude palm oil per annum.
- Crude palm oil is used in the production of margarine, cooking oil and lotions.
- Zampalm, launched its out-grower scheme in 2019 with an initial number of 500 beneficiaries.
- The oil palm out grower scheme has since grown to 1,000 beneficiaries, as the company increases production of crude palm oil to meet rising local demand.
- IDC through Zampalm has created over 800 jobs.
- 95% of the employees are from the local community in Kanchibiya.
- One of the first employees at the plantation is called Bana Mpundu and is currently one of the plantation supervisors.