Hoodlums set ablaze the farmland in Howe, a Gwer local government area in Benue state, Nigeria over probable land indemnity disputes with the natives regarding lands originally owned by the state government.
The oil palm plantation company has been embroiled in disputes over land ownership and its use of military forces for the protection of its plantations and environs.
Arla Foods, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in Europe, has inked a joint-venture partnership with consumer goods company, Tolaram Group, for establishment of a 200 hectare dairy farm in Kaduna State.
The Okomu Oil Palm Company in Edo State, Nigeria has suspended its operations in the aftermath of an incident described by management as a “terrorist attack”.
Land conflicts are alleged to be connected to a fire that burnt Obasanjo's 2,420 hectare mango farm in Benue State, Nigeria.
New FoEAfrica documentary shows the impacts of industrial plantation expansion on women in Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire and Mozambique
AgriPalm Ltd, a subsidiary of Flour Mills Nigeria Plc, has unfolded its plan to cultivate the remaining 3000 hectares of land with palm oil trees, to bring the total cultivated land to 4,500 hectares.
La ferme de 10 000 hectares a été aquis auprès du gouvernement pour la somme de 3 million de niara (730 000 $US / EUR 647 000)
the farm is the largest modern farm in Nigeria with ten thousand hectares with a projection to produce 120,000 metric tons of rice per annum and other farm produce like maize.
Certified by the RSPO in early 2020, Okomu’s motto is “responsible tropical agriculture.” But over the past decade, the company has been embroiled in disputes over land ownership and its use of Nigerian soldiers as a de facto security force for its plantations.
Government of Nigeria is pumping new money into the palm oil sector but the funds go to companies like the European giant Socfin, not small Nigerian farmers
Dangote Sugar Company, propriété de l’homme le plus riche d’Afrique, Aliko Dangote, dans l’État d’Adamawa au Nigeria, aurait libéré des déchets industriels qui ont inondé les terres agricoles de la communauté d’accueil, causant des difficultés indicibles à la population.
