Liberia: Fertile ground for ambitious Equatorial Palm Oil
    The UK-based EPO has almost 170,000 ha of land suitable for sustainable crude palm oil cultivation and its aim is to be a 100,000 ha producer with output totalling 250,000 tonnes per annum.
    • Proactive Investors
    • 28 July 2010
    Community rights should be at the centre of resource use in Africa
    Liberia conference decries the negative impacts from the increasing amount of land being targeted for large scale monoculture plantation in Africa in recent years.
    • WRM
    • 22 May 2010
    (Mis)investment in Agriculture: Foreword by Howard G. Buffett
    "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."
    • Oakland Institute
    • 26 April 2010
    Liberia: GOL, Golden Veroleum in US$1.6bn negotiation
    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.
    • Liberian Observer
    • 12 January 2010
    Sime Darby takes over Guthrie for 60-year operation
    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.
    • Daily Observer
    • 05 January 2010
    The Liberian Contribution to the Stir-Fry
    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.
    • Africa-Asia Confidential
    • 31 December 2009
    Wikileaks: Libya invests $30 million in Liberian rice development
    "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."
    • Wikileaks
    • 22 December 2009
    Sime Darby unit eyes more estates in Africa
    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.
    • Business Times
    • 07 November 2009
    Sime Darby Plantation eyes African markets
    Sime Darby Plantation Sdn Bhd is exploring opportunities in other African countries besides Liberia for its palm oil business expansion.
    • The Star
    • 18 September 2009
    Agriterra Ltd seeks to acquire West African palm oil company
    EBF, which Agriterra will acquire, has land holdings of more than 169,000 hectares in Liberia, West Africa.
    • Agriterra
    • 18 August 2009
    Sime Darby $800 million Contract: Another Form of Extortion in Liberia?
    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.
    • New Liberian
    • 17 August 2009
    Contract between the Republic of Liberia and Sime Darby
    Full text of the agreement for a rubber and oil palm concession between Liberia and Malaysia's Sime Darby, covering 311,187 ha.
    • Government of Liberia
    • 29 July 2009

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