Community and civil society representatives from Ghana, Nigeria and Ivory Coast are in Brussels to denounce land grabbing by a Belgian rubber and palm oil company.
An integrated agricultural company, Saro Oil Palm Limited has embarked on pre-planting activities in preparation for the development of a 10,000-hectare oil palm plantation in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State.
Communities in Rukubi, Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria where Olam Rice Farm is located, have said they are in pain and sorrow due to the activities of the multi-national farming company.
From Sierra Leone to Nigeria, through Cameroon, Guinea and Ivory Coast, communities living near the industrial palm oil and rubber plantations of Socfin/Bolloré are fighting for their rights and against repression.
De la Sierra Leone au Nigeria, en passant par le Cameroun, la Guinée et la Côte d'Ivoire, les communautés vivant à proximité des plantations industrielles d'huile de palme et de caoutchouc de Socfin/Bolloré se battent pour leurs droits et contre la répression.
Okomu Oil, one of the two commercial palm oil producers listed on the Nigeria's stock exchange, is reaping record profits from current rise in the price of palm oil.
Film by Reunion of Episcopal Conferences in West Africa shows how land grabbing and extractivism are depriving communities of their livelihood and making the fight for social justice increasingly urgent.
Host communities of Okomu Oil Palm Company PLC in Edo State, yesterday, staged a protest over alleged blockade, digging of trench on the road leading to their communities by the company.
Governor Sani Bello told the UAE investors that Niger State has the highest landmass in Nigeria and has 21 grazing reserves, part of which could be used for massive production of Rhode Grass for export.
SOCFIN's subsidiary Okomu Oil Plc has announced changes to the board of directors following the resignation of Dr. Luc Boedt and Mr. Philippe De Traux De Wardin.
The Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security of Edo State, Nigeria says the state has attracted $531.2 million from 9 firms in the oil palm sector and that 62,000 ha have been allocated to them.
Le 3 mars 2022, Assurance Services International a publié le résultat d'une plainte déposée par Milieudefensie concernant le processus de certification des plantations de Socfin au Cameroun, au Nigeria, en Côte d'Ivoire et en Sierra Leone
|
"It's the bad apples that do this"
|
