The Sierra Leone Agriculture signed a 50-year lease for 41,582 hectares of land for the development of palm oil, displacing over 30,000 residents and farmers, mostly women, in the Northwest district of Sierra Leone
- Radio Bankasoka
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31 October 2020
Broadcast with Joseph Rahall, Shiaka Sama and Frédéric Mousseau that looks at the struggle over land around Socfin's 18,500 ha oil palm concession in Sierra Leone.
- A Growing Culture
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24 October 2020
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2017
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2016
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2015
African Agriculture Fund Policy Statement Regarding Tax and Transparency
African Agriculture Fund Environmental, Social and Governance Annual Report 2014
Palm oil company, Goldtree, has recently committed $18.3 million to expanding its existing operations in the Kailahun district of Sierra Leone.
AIM-listed Paragon acquires 10% shareholding in Paragon Volta Limited, which is in the process of finalising a sublease over 5,000 ha close to the River Volta in Ghana from a much larger farm land estate.
- Wall Street Journal
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24 February 2014
Luke Marriott’s Gold Tree is presently fighting tooth and nail to take over the Matru Jong 7,008 acre oil palm plantation but industry experts say that Gold Tree does not have the capacity (money).
- Global Times
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12 February 2014
Suite à sa seconde levée de fonds auprès d’investisseurs privés et l’investissement de US$ 50 millions de l’OPIC, le fonds African Agriculture Fund dispose désormais d’un montant total de US$ 243 millions.
- Phatisa
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18 September 2013
A travers l’African Agriculture Fund (AAF), l’Agence française de développement (AFD) et PROPARCO, sa filiale pour le développement du secteur privé, investissent dans l’accaparement des terres en Afrique sub-saharienne.
