Ramu Agri Industries Limited (RAIL)

Harvesting started on Monday, May 22^nd, and will continue until October or November, depending on how much cane is in the fields.

Acting general manager, Eric Wise, said they normally start harvesting in early May but were delayed due to issues with foreign exchange and the shipment of items.

“With foreign exchange, we managed to work with BSP and got our critical items in. So we have assembled the plant, we’ve tested the plant so it’s ready to go, tested the machineries so all ready to go,” Wise stated.

The committees for Ramu Agri Industries and Markham Farms were established respectively in February and May of 2020.

This committee was formed to show RAIL’s commitment to the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) Certification and the Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) under Rainforest Alliance in its operations.

One of the RSPO requirements stipulates that a gender committee is in place specifically to raise awareness, identify and address issues of concern, as well as opportunities and improvement for women.