A new report by Italian researchers shows that the controversial Senhuile project in Senegal is on the verge of collapse. The project, initiated by Italian and Senegalese investors four years ago to produce biofuels, has provoked fierce resistance from affected communities in which six people have died. Its investors claim to have secured the rights to 45,000 hectares of land, though the company has cultivated only a fraction of this; to make matters worse, Senhuile's disgraced former CEO is counter-suing the company on a variety of charges.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/content/senegal-land-grab-verge-implosion
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-acquisition
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/food-security
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/senegal
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biofuels
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/italy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
