Presco today: highlights

Employment Generation

Presco is one of the largest employers of labour in Edo and Delta states, with a total of about 2,200 employees.

Indirectly, Presco’s operations positively impact on the livelihoods of many more people through transport contracts, construction contracts, fresh fruit bunches and kernel purchases from farmers, as well as by the company being a large consumer of goods and services.


Plantation Development

In keeping with its aspiration of maintaining a leading position in the oil palm sub-sector of the agro-industry in Nigeria, Presco plans to continue its forward looking vision of plantation expansion and development in oil palm cultivation.

Currently the total planted area is more than  11,537 hectares of oil palm plantations.

The planting of  Ologbo  is  undergoing. So  far  3,143 ha have been planted ( 1,000 ha in 2011) and over 1,200 ha budgeted for 2012.  


Industrial facilities

The palm oil mill capacity is increased from 24 to 48 tonnes fresh fruit bunches (FFB)/hour. The palm kernel crushing plant operates at 45 tonnes/day. The refinery has recently been increased to 100 metric tones per day and fractionation plant capacity and refined products to 60 tonnes/day.





Community Relations

To create a suitable environment for our operations, and in an effort to ensure that our presence has a positive impact on the lives and social well-being of our host communities, our Relations Department handles all aspects of community relations. More specifically we focus on employment, educational infrastructure, road rehabilitation, scholarships for students, provision of electricity, water supplies and other essential facilities.


Environment

Presco firmly believes in environmentally friendly and sustainable production. All factory waste of the oil mills is recylced into the plantation or used as fuel to generate green process steam and electricity. As a member of the Siat Group of Companies, Presco is actively involved in a joint research programme with CIRAD. This research programme focuses on developing criteria for sustainable and environmentally responsible plantation development and management.