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24 Mar 2015

NGO report alleges Nigerian farmers forcibly displaced for Dominion Farms venture; company denies claims

A recent NGO report raises concerns that ‘Farmers in Nigeria's Taraba State are being forced off lands that they have farmed for generations to make way for US company Dominion Farms to establish a 30,000 ha rice plantation’. Business and Human Rights Resource Centre invited Dominion Farms to respond to these allegations. The report, response and related items are provided below.