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Pujehun Is Not Relaxing Guard against Ebola Virus

Pujehun Is Not Relaxing Guard against Ebola Virus

The Communication Pillar Lead for Pujehun District Ebola Response Committee, Mr.Cecil Macaulay has confirmed to the Awareness Times that Pujehun has gone above 42days without any Ebola case. He informed that despite the success story, they areintensifying their...

Palms of controversies

Palms of controversies

Scientists have a part to play in the debate over oil palm cultivation which has captured and polarized public opinion, kindled and undoubtedly shaped by the media. How can this palm be viewed as a ‘miracle plant’ by both the agro-food industry in the North and...

Regard d’expert sur l’huile de palme

Regard d’expert sur l’huile de palme

En novembre 2012, l’affaire de la « taxe Nutella » en France mettait à nouveau sur le devant de la scène le sujet des conséquences environnementales et sociales liées à l’huile de palme. Par le biais d’un amendement introduit par le sénateur Yves Daudigny au projet de...

In Sierra Leone, Slecad concerns over attacks on investors

In Sierra Leone, Slecad concerns over attacks on investors

The Sierra Leone Chamber for Agribusiness Development (SLeCAD) has expressed dissatisfaction over the recent attacks by disgruntled land owners on Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Ltd in Sahn Malen Chiefdom in Pujehun District. The disgruntled land owners last...

Parliament inspects USD 122M Socfin Investment

Parliament inspects USD 122M Socfin Investment

The Parliamentary Committee on Agriculture has just concluded an extensive oversight tour of the Socfin Agricultural Company’s palm fruit project in Sahn Village, Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun District to ascertain the level of work and issues relating to the company’s...