Liberia
Operations and Plans
Agri Green plans to build a bio diesel refinery for local bio diesel markets (diesel fuel additive and direct bio-diesel fuel fired power generation) and export opportunities.The transesterification process will also yield by-product opportunities for the local Liberian market.
- Rehabilitate existing large & aged oil palm plantations
- Harvest oil palm plantations for export (bio diesel)
- Build a commercial large scale oil palm mill
- Build a bio diesel refinery
- Initiate large plots of Jatropha plantations
- Jatropha bio-diesel production
- Introduce Milletia growth trials
Why Liberia?
- Pro-active Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Lands, Mines & Energy
- Receptive Government for introduction of Jatropha to Liberia
- A Government Initiative for "Rural Electrification"
- Massive power needs and investment for power in Liberia
- Large areas of land available for plantations
- Average rainfall of 4100 mm/year or 340 mm/month
- Current stable Government and investment market
Liberia - Jatropha Plans
- Under the leadership of C2G, to create a nursery for planting
- Plant within 3 years of operations 20,000 HA of Jatropha plants
- Develop a mill
- Introduce Rural village growth plots and sustainable agricultural model
- Electrification for rural villages
- Develop a bio diesel refinery
- Develop a power generation plant for grid/municipal LEC sales, on long term excess bio fuels from rural consumptions
Liberia - Palm Oil Plans
- To secure a long term lease of a mature plantation
- Rehabilitate plantations
- Initiate new growth
- Develop a commercial mill, initially of 20T/hour
- Create a palm oil producer co-operative
- Aggregate production for exports of >5 T of CPO per month
- Develop a bio diesel refinery
- Electrification for rural villages
- Develop a power generation plant for grid/municipal LEC sales
Facts
- Population of 3,334,587
- Monrovia capital with 1,000,000
- English speaking, 16 Liberian dialects
- Country Rich in resources
- "Perfect" environment and conditions for Jatropha
- Atlantic Ocean ports for exports