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Community rights should be at the centre of resource use in Africa
- WRM
- 22 May 2010
Liberia conference decries the negative impacts from the increasing amount of land being targeted for large scale monoculture plantation in Africa in recent years.
(Mis)investment in Agriculture: Foreword by Howard G. Buffett
- Oakland Institute
- 26 April 2010
"Here’s what I’m sure of: these deals will make the rich richer and the poor poorer, creating clear winners who benefit while the losers are denied their livelihoods."
Liberia: GOL, Golden Veroleum in US$1.6bn negotiation
- Liberian Observer
- 12 January 2010
Indonesian global palm oil giant, Golden Agri-Veroleum will invest more than US$1.6 billion dollars on more than 240,000 hectares of oil palm to boost the country’s oil palm sector.
Sime Darby takes over Guthrie for 60-year operation
- Daily Observer
- 05 January 2010
Sime Darby, which is expected to employ an estimated 22,000 Liberians over the next 10 years, will cultivate roughly 220,000 hectares of land in four counties including Gbarpolu, Bomi, Grand Cape Mount and Bong.
The Liberian Contribution to the Stir-Fry
- Africa-Asia Confidential
- 31 December 2009
Golden VerOleum plans to acquire 200,00 hectares in south-eastern Liberia. The target areas are Grand Kru, Maryland, River Cess, River Gee and Sinoe counties. The export plans are based on a plantation system in which there are about 10 hectares for each worker.
Wikileaks: Libya invests $30 million in Liberian rice development
- Wikileaks
- 22 December 2009
"Without significant road improvements, it is unlikely that the ADA rice will reach markets in Maryland, River Gee, or Grand Kru and Liberia will continue with an insecure food supply."
Sime Darby unit eyes more estates in Africa
- Business Times
- 07 November 2009
Sime Darby Bhd, which owns 220,000ha of oil palm estates in Liberia, plans to strengthen its presence on the African continent and is eyeing more land in Cameroon, Congo and South Africa. The expansion is part of a long-term strategy to double planted areas to one million hectares and be nearer to the growing markets of Europe and the US.
Sime Darby Plantation eyes African markets
- The Star
- 18 September 2009
Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd is exploring opportunities in other African countries besides Liberia for its palm oil business expansion.
Agriterra Ltd seeks to acquire West African palm oil company
- Agriterra
- 18 August 2009
EBF, which Agriterra will acquire, has land holdings of more than 169,000 hectares in Liberia, West Africa.
Sime Darby $800 million Contract: Another Form of Extortion in Liberia?
- New Liberian
- 17 August 2009
The recently signed $800 million United States dollars Concession contract between the government of Liberia and the multinational conglomerate, Sime Darby, is raising questions in counties to be affected.
Contract between the Republic of Liberia and Sime Darby
- Government of Liberia
- 29 July 2009
Full text of the agreement for a rubber and oil palm concession between Liberia and Malaysia's Sime Darby, covering 311,187 ha.
Malaysia's global oil palm rainforest land grab just the beginning of larger land and water scarcity issues
- Ecological Internet
- 13 May 2009
Over-developed, over-populated, and land and water scarce Asian and Middle East nations embark upon global land grab to produce food and agrofuels; threatening global human rights, rainforest and other natural ecosystems, and regional and global ecological sustainability. Deadly global ecological issues require global citizens to unite in escalating protest action!