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Natural Habitats Limited Funding Window: AAW Round: Two Project Title: Fair-trade palm kernel oil production to Africa and enhance organic palm oil production Sector: Agri-Business - Production Location: Seirra Leone Sub Sector: Processing Project Start Date: 1 January 2016 Natural Habitats Limited AECF Approved Funding: $500,000 Sierra Leonean company Nedoil was established in 2007. Nedoil belongs to the Natural Habitats Group of companies (NHG), fully committed to the sustainable production of organic fair-trade palm oil. NHG has marketing companies in the US and The Netherlands, and also has a track record in producing organic palm oil in Ecuador. The Project Purpose The AECF – Natural Habitats Limited project purpose is to achieve economies-of-scale for the Sierra Leone operations and meet demand through production of organic palm oil. The underlying project has been developed to enhance current product portfolio and expand smallholder outgrower base of Nedoil. Expected Outcomes Over the project period, Natural Habitats Limited will: 1. Expand existing Fresh Fruit Branche, increase small holder farmers in the outgrower scheme and obtain organic and fair-for-life certification 2. Establish a palm kernel (PK) outgrower scheme of 2,000 smallholder farmers and obtain fairfor-life certification 3. Establish a fertilizer production unit and palm kern oil (PKO) production unit The project will directly benefit 5,000 households with an annual income of US$ 161 which will at the end of the project result to a total benefit of US$ 805,000.