The campaign against Cameroon’s agribusiness titans was reenergised in March after women living near several controversial plantations denounced the loss of community lands and rights, and the destruction of native forests.
SOCFIN's subsidiary, the Salala Rubber Corporation, rejects dispute resolution with 22 communities in Liberia who filed a complaint with the IFC's Compliance Advisory Ombudsman, citing concerns with the "partiality of CAO’s team".
FIAN Belgium salue la finalisation du Rapport d’investigation du Comité technique, qui conclut la phase d’investigation du processus de résolution du conflit foncier dans la chefferie de Malen en Sierra Leone, impliquant la multinationale d’huile de palme SOCFIN.
In Cameroon, women are the ones who bring food home, and when there is enough, we sell it. The income allows us to meet other needs. Today, we no longer have this possibility because of the agro-industries, like SOCAPALM
Women living in the vicinity of eight agro-industrial plantations in Cameroon - HEVECAM, SUDCAM, SOCAPALM, PHP, BIOPALM, SEMRY, RUBBERCAM and SOSUCAM - gathered to discuss the impacts of agro-industrial plantations on women's land rights.
Le mandat du comité était d’enquêter et d’émettre des recommandations qui résoudraient le conflit entre les propriétaires fonciers, le conseil de la chefferie et la SOCFIN Agricultural Company au Sierra Léone
Le PCN recommande au Groupe Bolloré de veiller à exercer son devoir de diligence vis-à-vis du Groupe Socfin et de la Socapalm afin de contribuer aux objectifs du plan d'action de la Socapalm
The women of Malen, who are struggling to get their lands back from SOCFIN Agricultural Company, are calling on the government to intervene as soon as possible so that they can have access to their lands since that is all that they know.
- Culture Radio
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09 Mar 2020
Ce rapport examine les activités du groupe Socfin, une holding basée au Luxembourg qui intervient dans la production d’huile de palme et de caoutchouc en Asie et en Afrique, et dispose d’environ 400 000 hectares de concessions dans dix pays.
- Profundo
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17 February 2020
Après avoir vendu l'électricité aux populations riveraines pendant plusieurs années, le directeur de la plantation appartenant au groupe Socfin a l'intention de vendre aussi de l'eau, selon un témoignage
- Cameroun Web
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11 February 2020
A new report by Profundo provides an overview of the ownership and holding structure of the SOCFIN group, a Luxembourg-based holding that has 400,000 hectares of plantation concessions in ten countries.
- Profundo
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11 February 2020
The project specifically targets families that have been displaced by the activities of the European agribusiness firm, Socfin Agricultural Company.
- Politico SL
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08 February 2020