Environmental Right Action/ Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoEN have asserted that the incident of land grabbing and deforestation was becoming increasingly alarming in various Cross River communities.
On 20 May 2020 villagers from Ijaw-Gbene in Okomu Kingdom had their homes burnt down by agents of the Nigerian subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based SOCFIN plantations company.
- Galaxy Television
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16 June 2020
Le 20 mai 2020, un autre village du royaume d'Okomu, Ijaw-Gbene, a été complètement incendié par la direction d'OOPC, filiale nigériane de la société de plantations SOCFIN.
Investments include FMS Farms' $10 million starch processing plant and farm in Ikole council area, where it has already commenced farming activities
Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor, has lauded an agrictech company in the state, GroupFarm for cultivating fresh 2,500 hectares of premium rice in the state.
À côté de ses propres plantations de 20 ha, la compagnie a acquis 500 hectares dans le cadre d’un programme ciblant 1 000 producteurs indépendants.
- Agence Ecofin
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04 Mar 2020
Olam has embarked on a pilot tomato farming project through its subsidiary, Caraway Africa Nigeria, acquiring 20 ha of land to set up farms in Karfi, Kano State, as well as Jigawa State.
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, Nigeria and President of RECOWA-CERAO has voiced against massive grabbing of agricultural land in Africa.
A coalition of civil society organisations has alleged that SOCFIN's Nigerian subsidiary, Okomu Oil Palm, is engaged in land grabbing, deforestation and killing of endangered elephant calf within its plantation
- Guardian
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10 December 2019
Deal between the Kebbi Government and the Spanish company GB Foods Africa will proceed when legal backing is given to cultivate 1,000 hectares of farm lands to produce tomatoes in the Ngaski local government area.
- New Telegraph
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25 November 2019
Cross River State House of Assembly has ordered Wilmar PZ and other multinationals to obey the laws of the state or face the music, following community complaints of exploitation and land grabbing by Wilmar at its plantations.
- The Guardian
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17 October 2019
L’objectif de la Banque centrale est d’assurer qu’un minimum de 1,4 million d’hectares de terres soit consacré à la culture du palmier à huile dans les trois prochaines années.
- Commodafrica
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24 September 2019