Standing as a proud partner of the Ngand Biton Festival since its inception in 2023, Socapalm has officially renewed its support for this major cultural and economic event. Scheduled to take place in Edea from May 21 to 23, 2026, this new edition of the International Palm Nut Festival promises to be a premier platform for promotion, dialogue, and knowledge sharing within a sector that remains vital to both the local and national economy.For Socapalm, backing this festival reflects a core conviction: the sustainable development of the oil palm industry depends heavily on training, professionalizing stakeholders, and strengthening the capacities of local producers.To turn this vision into reality, Socapalm’s involvement this year will be multifaceted, with a sharp focus on training village planters. Through its dedicated PV Project, the company actively supports local producers by focusing on:Improving agricultural practices and technical monitoring.Enhancing bunch quality and overall crop productivity.Fostering better integration into the broader oil palm value chain.Beyond its standard industrial role, Socapalm aims to help build a more structured, competitive, and inclusive sector one where local communities, youth, producers, and institutional stakeholders all have a place.
The Ngand Biton Festival provides the ideal ecosystem for this transformation. It serves not only as a celebration of the oil palm but also as a space to collectively reflect on its future. The event successfully bridges traditional know-how with modern production requirements, addressing the challenges of local processing and the ambitions of economic sovereignty.By renewing this partnership, Socapalm reaffirms its commitment alongside the Community of Edea, festival organizers, village planters, and everyone working to make oil palm a driver of development, employment, and sustainable value creation.The Ngand Biton Festival is an initiative spearheaded by Guy Nguembok, who envisions tangible, long-term empowerment for local farmers. “Each year, we aim to distribute 100 hectares of pre-germinated seeds and provide grassroots training for oil palm farmers. We want every participant to leave each year with a wheelbarrow, a pre-germinated seed, or a machete, alongside increased knowledge about oil palm cultivation.”From May 21 to 23, 2026, the town of Edea in the Sanaga-Maritime Division of the littoral region, will truly become the symbolic capital of the palm nut. As a historical, deeply committed player, Socapalm is ready to play its full part resolutely focused on the future of the sector.
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