Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Koroma gives 50,000 acres to CHICASON
- Concord Times
- 15 November 2010
"I will give [Nigeria's] CHICASON not less than 50,000 acres of land anywhere in the country," says the President of Sierra Leone.
Cambodia “future of world rice”
- Phnom Penh Post
- 11 October 2010
Indian rice exporter Amira Group plans to acquire 25,000 hectares of agricultural land in Cambodia, and is discussing further farnland acquisitions with the governments of Angola and Sierra Leone.
Memorandum of Understanding and Agreement between The Government of Sierra Leone and Goldtree Holdings
- 26 August 2010
Agreement covers 82,500 acres of land for palm oil production.
AAF Code of conduct for land acquisition and land use in agricultural and agribusiness projects
- Phatisa
- 13 June 2010
The African Agriculture Fund and its portfolio companies commit themselves to these principles and guidelines in undertaking agricultural and agribusiness investments across Africa.
Advocacy campaign against landgrabbing in Sierra Leone
- MADAM
- 07 June 2010
Local NGOs investigate the acquisition of land by Swiss company ADDAX in Sierra Leone.
La Banque mondiale accusée de favoriser l’accaparement des terres africaines par des groupes étrangers
- Ouestafnews
- 25 May 2010
Un rapport accablant, produit par un « think tank » américain, accuse la SFI, filiale de la Banque mondiale, de faciliter « l’accaparement des terres » en Afrique
Sierra Leone: Protecting investors, but what about the people?
- Pambazuka
- 06 May 2010
When will governments recognise the immense potential of their own farmers and their sustainable, diverse family farming systems, that are so desperately in need of genuine 'responsible' agricultural investment to assure food and seed sovereignty, asks Joan Baxter
(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."
Down with Addax’s $200M investment, it's not good for Sierra Leone!
- Sierra Express Media
- 03 Mar 2010
A lot has been said to Sierra Leoneans about the Addax project, but almost nothing has been heard about the high price that Sierra Leone will have to pay.
«Je suis réservé sur la location de terres pour une longue durée»
- Le Temps
- 25 February 2010
Olivier de Schutter, rapporteur spécial des Nations unies sur le droit à l’alimentation, commente le phénomène du rachat de terres agricoles dans les pays du Sud et le projet Addax Bioenergy en Sierra Leone
Ruée sur l’or vert africain
- Le Temps
- 24 February 2010
«Ces plantations ne servent pas à remplir les estomacs des Sierra-Léonais, mais à exporter vers l’Europe. Elles ne sont d’aucun bénéfice pour notre pays,» dit Theophilus Gbenda
Bringing jobs, energy to Sierra Leone or another African land grab?
- WSR
- 16 February 2010
In the last four years, an area the size of Germany has been bought or rented to produce food and fuel in Africa. But not by Africans, nor for Africans, say critics.