Ghana: Women Lose Their Farms to Biofuel Production

Ama Achiaa Amankwah

16 March 2009

Accra â€" Ghanaian small scale farmers, particularly women, are facing
displacement from their farm lands.

In recent times, the northern parts of Ghana are said to be witnessing an influx
of foreign companies engaged in jatropha and sugar-cane plantation for biofuel
production.

Regrettably, some of these companies that are investing in biofuel production
acquire large track of land but only pay the farmers for the portion of the land
they utilize, in spite of an existing contract.

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