...[In] Sannii Town, farmers...are seen idly sitting as their land has been purchased by Sime Darby...leaving nearby community dwellers without...employment...In 2009, Sime Darby Plantation (Liberia) Inc. signed a sixty-three-year agreement with the Government of Liberia to develop 220,000 hectares of land for...palm oil and rubber cultivation...According to Sime Darby and the Liberian government, the deal will increase employment... Cape Mountainans...are complaining of the manner in which their lands were taken...and claim that promises of development from Sime Darby are yet to come to pass...Alfred Quojani, spokesperson of affected communities, maintains that...proper grassroots consultation was not undertaken by the Liberian government...Jebbeh Kamara,...a mother of six children...[says]...“They have closed all the small rivers and swamps we used to fish from..." ...[The] plantation’s management said the company has held several meetings with the Liberian government and the locals through the Land Commission in order to resolve the land issues...[It said] “We are continuously working with the government to seek sustainable solutions...” [also refers to Liberia Agriculture Company]