Monrovia – A group of 10 Liberian civil society organizations has agreed to new course of action in their advocacy for equitable distribution of wealth within the palm oil sector and reform of the palm oil sector. The oil palm sector has had its share of conflicts over the last decade between companies and host communities. There have also been strings of riots between communities and oil palm companies in Grand Bassa and Grand Cape Mount over the last five years. The group in the declaration said oil palm companies needed to improve their practices on the ground so that they reflect full recognition and respect for women’s rights and interests, and broadly human rights. Oil palm recently hit and global headlines, with the European Parliament placing a ban on its use in the production of biofuels in European Union countries.

Source: Front Page Africa February 02, 2018 14:32 UTC