Agrica's Tanzania Rice Scheme Has Devastated Local Farmers, Say NGOs

http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=16040
Date Written:  2015-07-07
Publisher:  http://www.corpwatch.org
Year Published:  2015
Resource Type:  Article
Cx Number:  CX17891

A flagship rice plantation in Tanzania run by UK investors has allegedly destroyed the livelihoods of local smallholder farmers, driven them into debt and impacted the local environment, according to a new report published by the Oakland Institute.

Subject Headings

• Agricultural Business/Agribusiness
• Rice
• Rural Economic Issues
• Tanzania