A paramilitary unit of the Liberia National Police was deployed into the area after residents attempted to halt the survey.
Joan Baxter profiles Indian national Chinnakannan Sivasankaran and his quest to make his Siva Group into the largest player in the production of palm oil by leasing land and establishing oil palm plantations from Papua New Guinea to Sierra Leone to South America.
- Joan Baxter
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05 September 2013
Green Scenery calculates that 60% of the total area in Pujehun district is already being, or could soon be converted for large-scale industrial agriculture, primarily for oil palm plantations.
- Green Scenery
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24 April 2013
A slide show by GRAIN that profiles some of those who have been most actively pursuing or supporting farmland grabs around the world.
Between April 1-4, 2012, farmers, small land owners, women, youth, and elders assembled in Freetown to have their voices heard and strategize a way forward.
- Oakland Institute
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12 April 2012
Indian businessman also has major stakes in farmland investors Ruchi Soya, KS Oils and Equitorial Palm Oil.
- Times of India
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07 December 2010