“In these supposedly win-win contracts, I would like to know what our communities are gaining. On the contrary, we are losing and even dying a slow death.”
World Bank and UNCTAD workshop brings 25 participants from the private sector together to discuss and share experiences and views on large scale agricultural investment
Lancée grâce à un soutien financier de la FAO, le programme GRAINE s’installera sur 200.000 hectares de terres occupée par des communautés au Gabon
How do major oil palm companies manage to get their palm oil sold as a “green”, “sustainable” and “climate-friendly” product when it is none of that?
Olam Nigeria, in a bid to showcase its contributions to the rice revolution in Nigeria, took some journalists to its multimillion-dollar rice farm and milling facility at Ondorie, Rukubi in Nasarawa State
« Les populations du village Bemboudié accusent Olam d’exploiter leurs terres sans leur accord », indique l’ONG dans son communiqué.
Le groupe agro-industriel singapourien Olam met officiellement en service son usine d’huile de palme de Mouila, sa plus grande jamais construite par le groupe en Afrique.
Les populations accusent Olam Palme Gabon d’exploiter abusivement leurs terres en violant les clauses contenues dans le contrat social liant l’entreprise avec les localités impactées par les plantations des palmiers à huile.
Après avoir cédé cette branche de sa filiale gabonaise à Olam, le groupe belge s’apprête à effectuer un retrait similaire avec son entité nigériane Presco. Objectif : s’engager davantage dans l’hévéa.
Olam, majority-owned by Temasek Holdings, will suspend clearing forest in the West African country of Gabon for a year, the company announced in a press release.
The controversy surrounding palm oil cultivation involving agricultural trading company Olam International has intensified over the last two months.
The sheer scale of land required by agribusiness-driven oil palm plantations is having an impact in Gabon, Cameroon and the Congo Basin
