Feronia Inc. is a multinational corporation that produces palm oil and other agricultural products in the Democratic Republic of the Congo while headquartered in Canada.
Feronia PHC operates in the Équateur, Mongala and Tshopo provinces of DRC and consists of three established plantations together with associated infrastructure.
The local DRC market currently consists of two refining factories located in Kinshasa which purchase 100% of PHC's production.
Local and international organizations have recently voiced criticism of Feronia's operations in the DRC, for carrying out what they characterize as a massive land grab, as well as for operating a brutal system of labour exploitation and community harassment and making corrupt payouts to politically-connected individuals in the DRC.
Feronia disputes these allegations[9] and says it is making a huge difference to people's lives in one of the World's poorest places.