(Bio)Fueling Injustice? - Europafrica

TABLE 2 UK COMPANIES INVOLVED IN PRODUCING BIOFUELS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES ACCORDING
TO THE GUARDIAN 541
UK Company Land concession
(hectares)
TABLE 3 ORIGIN OF SOME COMPANIES INVESTING IN BIOFUELS IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES
ACCORDING TO THE GUARDIAN 542
Country of
origin
Number of
companies
Countries with land concessions
UK 11 Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali,
Mozambique, Namibia, Senegal, Tanzania, Zambia.
Italy 7 Congo Brazzaville, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Senegal.
Germany 6 Ethiopia, Ghana, Madagascar, Mali, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia.
France 6 Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Guinea, Mali, Mozambique
Senegal, Togo
USA 4 Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, Mali, Mozambique, Kenya, Tanzania,
Sierra Leone, Togo, Uganda
Canada 4 DR Congo Malawi, Mozambique, Kenya, Zambia
Scandinavian
countries
Belgium
Switzerland
4 Ghana, Tanzania
3 Cameroon, Ethiopia, Tanzania
3 Malawi, Kenya, Sierra Leone
Netherlands 2 Tanzania
Cyprus 1 Ghana, Ivory Coast
Countries with land concessions
Crest Global Green Energy 900,000 Guinea, Mali, Senegal
Gem Biofuels 452,500 Madagascar
Equatorial Biofuels plc 80,000 Liberia
Kavango Bioenergy Ltd 70,000 Namibia
Jatropha africa 50,000 Ghana
Cams Group 20,000 Tanzania
Principle energy 20,000 Mozambique
Sun Biofuels 13,000 Mozambique, Tanzania
D1 Oils 5000 Malawi, Zambia
Sustainable Agroenergy n.a. Senegal
Further evidence can be found in the following table produced by the Africa Europe Faith and
Justice Network, which has collected information about investments of EU companies in
agrofuels in African countries.
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