Date: 8 mars 2019
Source: Farmlandgrab, GRAIN
Date: 8 mars 2019
Source: Farmlandgrab, GRAIN
[From allAfrica] Freetown — Shortly after her father died, Sia Bona's husband's family took over her father's oil-palm plantation and rice paddies, and drove her and her mother from their home. "I came from riches, but now I am poor," said the 45-year-old teacher from Koidu town in eastern Sierra Leone.
This Investment Climate Policy Note
(ICPN) for Sierra Leone evaluates the country's
business environment by: (i) analyzing barriers to private
sector investment and growth and how they vary among
different types of firms; (ii) benchmarking Sierra
Leone's investment climate and firm performance to that
of other countries; and (iii) providing recommendations to
promote and strengthen the private sector. The ICPN is
This review focuses on how public
expenditure translates into the delivery of water supply and
sanitation services in rural and urban areas in Sierra
Leone. It describes the legal and institutional framework
for the allocation of resources assesses access to Water
Supply and Sanitation (WSS) services and past sector
performance, and analyzes public expenditure in the sector,
including the factors affecting the efficiency of use of
La présente publication «Situation des ressources génétiques forestières de la Guinée» est issue d'un rapport national présenté à l'Atelier sous-régional FAO/IPGRI/ICRAF sur la conservation, la gestion, l'utilisation durable et la mise en valeur des ressources génétiques forestières de la zone sahélienne (Ouagadougou, 22-24 sept. 1998).
This is a Social Agreement posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Oil palm or palm oils as the primary resource(s)
This is a Memorandum of Understanding posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Oil palm or palm oils as the primary resource(s)
This is a Sub-lease posted on OpenLandContracts.org. It lists Other crops as the primary resource(s)
The goal of LEGEND is to apply and test the Analytical Framework for Due Diligence in Responsible Land-Based Agricultural Investments on a large-scale oil palm plantation by Natural Habitats Ltd. The programme is active in Zimmi, Makpele Chiefdom, Pujehun District and is aimed at protecting the land rights, livelihoods and food security of vulnerable people while promoting sustainable businesses. Furthermore, Solidaridad is testing the recent adoption of the New Land Policy (NLP) on Natural Habitat’s work in the chiefdom.
Since the onset of the phenomenon of large scale land acquisition for agri-business in Sierra Leone, after the first whistle was blown by Green Scenery, many studies have been conducted by various researchers, some to meet requirements for degree thesis, others for policy and development purposes. There is the fear in a school of thought opposed to large scale land acquisition that there is danger in corporate entities ascribing huge portions of land to themselves in the guise of investment and annihilating the actual land owners.
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