Betrayal of The Biofuel People on Tanzania's Villagers

 The collapse of Sun Biofuels has left hundreds of Tanzanians landless, jobless, and in despair for the future. The Sun Biofuels plantation in Kisarawe, Tanzania, grew jatropha for processing into biodiesel.Sun Biofuels arrived in Kisarawe District and took land the size of 11,000 football pitches to establish a jatropha plantation - a crop that is grown for biofuels.New wells, clinics, schools and roads were also pledged, but nothing has been built.People are no longer allowed onto the land, so they are unable to access the nearest water sources or even the graves of family members. There was no negotiation on the amount of compensation with villagers, and only those who have really pushed for it have received any money at all. Poor Tanzanians have been tricked into giving up their land to a biofuels company and are now even worse off than before. This case shows yet again how biofuel crops can ruin poor people’s livelihoods in the communities where they are grown as well as driving up food prices. A billion people already don’t have enough to eat. Biofuel use could add hundreds of millions more. 

Ps. Biofuels Dont Even Provide Environmental Benefit

Hear it from a kid...this is so sad. Maybe we should start securing our people before accepting FDI..you know..with policies and stuff...coz if this is the Globalization that they're talking about...its not taking us anywhere
 

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