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African Agriculture (AAGR), a U.S. company planning to grow alfalfa for livestock feed in Senegal, is set to launch an initial public offering on the Nasdaq exchange.
But the land concession it holds used to be part of the Ndiaël nature reserve, a wetland that’s home to many threatened species and a key grazing ground for local herders.
Read the story from Elodie Toto
Mongabay Environmental NewsSenegal herders demand return of grazing grounds controlled by U.S. firmSAINT-LOUIS, Senegal — Every afternoon, Bouba Sow, 60, crosses the Ndiaël in Senegal’s Saint-Louis region with his goats so that they can graze. The territory is immense and partly desert. The land is covered with various yellowed annual grasses as dry as the ground. A few trees dot the area. Bouba Sow plucks the leaves […]
@mongabay How did a prior Italian company gain control of the territory in the first place? From June of last year...
https://www.oaklandinstitute.org/communities-senegal-demand-return-land-aagr-senhuile
oaklandinstitute.orgLocal Communities in Senegal Demand the Return of their Land Acquired by US FirmUS-based African Agriculture Inc (AAGR) filed an initial public offering to fund a large-scale agribusiness project in the Saint-Louis region of Senegal on March 31, 2022.
