A leading Sierra Leone opposition party has called on the government to cancel major land deals signed with international investors, saying they were taking away the livelihood of peasant farmers.
Full force delegation headed by the EPA Executive Chairperson, Madam Haddijatou Jallow, visited the Addax operational areas and got first hand information from the community people.
- Standard Times
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28 June 2011
Addax loue sur 50 ans près de 52.000 hectares. Le but : transformer dès l'an prochain 100.000 tonnes de canne à sucre en bioéthanol qui viendra remplir les réservoirs des voitures en Europe.
The Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food today published the Independent Study report on the sugarcane project of the Geneva based firm Addax Bioenergy.
- Bread for all
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15 June 2011
Le Réseau Sierra-léonais pour le Droit à l'Alimentation a publié aujourd'hui une étude indépendante sur la location à long terme de vastes surfaces agricoles par Addax Bioenergy.
Jean Claude Gandur’s ethanol project in Sierra Leone comes at a sensitive time, with concerns being raised of exploitation of developing countries for resources.
- New York Times
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15 June 2011
Hedge funds are behind "land grabs" in Africa to boost their profits in the food and biofuel sectors, a US think-tank says
20 Millionen Euro investiert die Schweizer Firma ADDAX Bioenergy in Sierra Leone. Doch was ist dran an den Versprechen des Schweizer Konzerns?
- Evangelischer Entwicklungsdienst
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13 December 2010
A lot has been said to Sierra Leoneans about the Addax project, but almost nothing has been heard about the high price that Sierra Leone will have to pay.
- Sierra Express Media
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03 Mar 2010
Includes a copy of the land lease agreement and a legal and human rights audit of the land lease agreement.