Systems thinking creates opportunities for a circular economy and sustainable palm agriculture in Africa

• Vincent Savolainen,
• Victor Attuquaye Clottey,
• Bi Tra Serges Doubi,
• Jean Louis Konan,
• Marian Quain,
• Bezeng Simeon Bezeng,
• Vincent Logah,
• Alex Wireko-Kena,
• Enoch Adjei Osekre,
• Laura Atuah,
• Chia Michelle Valérie Angui,
• Gabriel Ameka,
• Benjamin Turkson,
• Ansah Boatemaa,
• Jacob Paarechuga Anankware,
• Hettie Arwoh Boafo,
• Dan Agyei-Dwarko,
• C.M. (Tilly) Collins

Affiliations

Vincent Savolainen

Imperial College London, Department of Life Sciences and Centre for Environmental Policy, Silwood Park Campus, SL5 7PY Ascot, UK; Corresponding author.

Victor Attuquaye Clottey

CAB International (CABI) West Africa Centre, CSIR Campus, Airport Residential Area, PO Box CT 8630, Cantonments, Ghana

Bi Tra Serges Doubi

Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Marc Delorme Research Centre, 13 BP 989 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Jean Louis Konan

Centre National de Recherche Agronomique (CNRA), Marc Delorme Research Centre, 13 BP 989 Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Marian Quain

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Crops and Oil Palms Research Institutes, PO BOX 3785, Fumesua-Kumasi, Ghana

Bezeng Simeon Bezeng

IUCN Species Survival Commission, Private Bag X16, Pinegowrie 2123, South Africa

Vincent Logah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Alex Wireko-Kena

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Enoch Adjei Osekre

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Laura Atuah

Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana

Chia Michelle Valérie Angui

Université Nangui Abrogoua (UNA), Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire

Gabriel Ameka

University of Ghana-Legon, PO Box LG 25, Legon, Ghana

Benjamin Turkson

Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), Cape Coast, Ghana

Ansah Boatemaa

Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO), Cape Coast, Ghana

Jacob Paarechuga Anankware

AnePaare Farms, Ko-Boat Junction, Fumesua, Kumasi, Ghana

Hettie Arwoh Boafo

CAB International (CABI) West Africa Centre, CSIR Campus, Airport Residential Area, PO Box CT 8630, Cantonments, Ghana

Dan Agyei-Dwarko

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Crops and Oil Palms Research Institutes, PO BOX 3785, Fumesua-Kumasi, Ghana

C.M. (Tilly) Collins

Imperial College London, Department of Life Sciences and Centre for Environmental Policy, Silwood Park Campus, SL5 7PY Ascot, UK