Edo earmarks 100,000ha of land for oil palm cultivation
- EnviroNews
- 21 August 2020
The Edo State Government of Nigeria has set out 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm cultivation by investors.
The Edo State Government of Nigeria has set out 100,000 hectares of land for oil palm cultivation by investors.
While palm oil companies present themselves as benevolent donors during the pandemic, communities living in and around these plantations tell another story.
Communities in Cross River State have kicked against the exclusion of women in community land rights and the continuous marginalisation by multinational companies.
Environmental Right Action/ Friends of the Earth, ERA/FoEN have asserted that the incident of land grabbing and deforestation was becoming increasingly alarming in various Cross River communities.
On 20 May 2020 villagers from Ijaw-Gbene in Okomu Kingdom had their homes burnt down by agents of the Nigerian subsidiary of the Luxembourg-based SOCFIN plantations company.
Le 20 mai 2020, un autre village du royaume d'Okomu, Ijaw-Gbene, a été complètement incendié par la direction d'OOPC, filiale nigériane de la société de plantations SOCFIN.
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Prince Dapo Abiodun, Ogun State governor, has lauded an agrictech company in the state, GroupFarm for cultivating fresh 2,500 hectares of premium rice in the state.
À côté de ses propres plantations de 20 ha, la compagnie a acquis 500 hectares dans le cadre d’un programme ciblant 1 000 producteurs indépendants.
Olam has embarked on a pilot tomato farming project through its subsidiary, Caraway Africa Nigeria, acquiring 20 ha of land to set up farms in Karfi, Kano State, as well as Jigawa State.
Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of Jos, Nigeria and President of RECOWA-CERAO has voiced against massive grabbing of agricultural land in Africa.
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