Deal #3433 Version #60932

Initially the community was not consulted, however they were consulted during the social impact assessment conducted in 2013. In January 2014, a memorandum was signed between the communities and companies, which details their respective responsibilities. However the MOU does not ensure that the commitments made by the company are binding. Never free and informed consent as meetings were just an attempt by the company to convince the communities about the benefits of the project.

The local community have rejected the project since its inception. The community asked the government to allocate the land to themselves rather than the company. Heavy protests by locals causing fatal casualties forced the project to be relocated. Protests continue in newly assigned area.In addition to the deaths caused by the protests three children have drowned in irrigation canals dug by the company. Villagers have traveled to Europe, to the offices of Tampieri, in February 2014 to try to halt the project.

9000 people in 40 villages are affected, however none have been displaced. The company has established plantations 300-500m from the villages. The company has taken away grazing land and land for cultivation. In some cases households are enclosed by the plantations.

The lease did not provide for the community to be compensated for their loss of access to land for grazing and collecting of other natural resources. However, the company has allocated a portion (size unknown) to the communities for grazing- this land is not sufficient.

very few benefits have been delivered to the community to date. The company promised to build walls around the local cemetery. The company has given all the villagers affected a total of 50 000tonnes of fodder once.