Stories: LAND GRABBING IN SENEGAL: LandgrabbingSenegal_photoLukaDakskobler-033

Piles of hay from peanuts are seen through the doors of the headquarters of the Italian company African National Oil Corporation (ANOC) in Kaolac, Senegal. According to the villagers, ANOC first started their business in the region with explicit intention to only grow jatropha plant which is used for biofuels production. However recently, the company also started growing peanuts which are one of the main trading crops for the villagers. Peanut plantations of the company are a point of concern for the local producers who fear that the company will create additional competition for them at the local and national markets.

Piles of hay from peanuts are seen through the doors of the headquarters of the Italian company African National Oil Corporation (ANOC) in Kaolac, Senegal. According to the villagers, ANOC first started their business in the region with explicit intention to only grow jatropha plant which is used for biofuels production. However recently, the company also started growing peanuts which are one of the main trading crops for the villagers. Peanut plantations of the company are a point of concern for the local producers who fear that the company will create additional competition for them at the local and national markets.