Our model helps to boost revenue and reduce wastage for smallholders as we off-take their produce during harvest. Post harvest losses remain one of the major challenges that Releaf looks to solve using technology to improve harvesting efficiency, storage and the shelf life of produce. As the population of the continent of Africa grows, the demand for food will continue to rise as well as the need to build efficient processing and supply chains. But all these must be done responsibly and sustainably.

The oil palm tree is naturally endowed and requires relatively low maintenance compared to other trees. These qualities and more makes it much-coveted across the world.

Oil palm is widely regarded as the most efficient oilseed crop in the world - one hectare of oil palm is able to produce up to eight times more oil than other leading oilseed crops. The efficiency of its production, low cost and stability of the oil makes it the most attractive and widely-used vegetable oil in the world. Oil palm is also ubiquitous in global products, including food, cosmetics, detergents, plastics, industrial chemicals, and biofuels.

At Releaf, we are committed to sustainable and eco-friendly oil palm farming that we believe is a win-win for the environment, farmers and everyone involved in the value chain. Our model focuses on dealing with naturally occurring wild palm, empowering Smallholders and reducing wastage.

We work closely with smallholder farmers, without taking ownership of their land & enforcing mono-cropping. We’re working to ensure that the smallholders adopt the best agricultural practices & making investments in their processing equipment. This further prevents the chances of potential wildfires of the oil palm they work with today while increasing yields & reducing wastage of palm fruit.