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Land owners are protesting against lease agreement with large scale investor

Green Scenery | 3 October 2011

Since Monday evening more than a hundred land owners are blocking the Socfin operation area. The company is one of the large scale investors in oil palm plantation in Sierra Leone. The lease agreement signed between the government and the chiefdom and subleased to the company caused concern amongst affected communities. Several meetings with stakeholders were held. Land owners and workers voiced their anger on not being properly consulted on the agreement and working conditions. Research undertaken by Green Scenery showed lack of transparency.

Read the recommendations from land owners handed over to the district chairman

Read Green Scenerys Fact finding mission report

Understanding Land Investment Deals: Country Report Sierra Leone published by Oakland Institute

https://farmlandgrab.org/post/19406

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[1] http://greenscenery.org/index.php/documents/doc_download/57-20110922general-meeting-of-traditional-leaders-stakeholders
[2] http://greenscenery.org/index.php/documents/doc_download/52-201105socfinpujehunreport-editedpdf
[3] http://greenscenery.org/index.php/documents/doc_download/55-understanding-land-invetsment-deals-country-report-sierra-leone