Deal #8245

Recognition status of community land tenure

Community traditional or customary rights recognized by government

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Not consulted

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Consent

Presence of land conflicts

No

Displacement of people

No

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation, Other

Comment on negative impacts for local communities

In August 2016, Chinese workers building the toll highway in the vicinity of Van Oers saw a herd of dying cattle. They immediately alerted the villagers of Dobur. When I arrived at the scene of the tragedy, I realized that it was indeed my 50 head of oxen in search of food. We contacted a veterinarian who, after an autopsy, revealed that they had been grazing on grass tainted with pesticides. Supported by a member of the World Civil Forum, I am still running after this case to see that justice is done. But we are in a country where dialogue does not oblige you to directly attack the agribusiness under the pretext that our daughters and sons are losing their jobs. I am passive in the face of this painful affair and disoriented (Interview: Paysande Dobour, village hamlet adjacent to the market gardening perimeter of Van Oers, 15 / 09 / 17)

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

employment for youth and women

Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

employment for youth and women

Promised benefits for local communities

Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)

Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)

For small producers: transfer of know-how, material and technical support, sharing of cultural calendars with a view to supervision and integration into production marketing channels