Fighting between villagers and Green Fuel continues in Zimbabwe

December 31, 2012 |

In Zimbabwe, nearly 100 angry villagers fought with Zimbabwe Republic Police officers over disputed land involved in the Green Fuel ethanol project in Chisumbanje. The police reportedly resorted to throwing tear-gas to disperse the villagers. The land dispute allegedly began in 2009 when Green Fuel failed to uphold its promise to provide suitable alternative land for the farmers displaced by the project. A recent Cabinet taskforce ordered Green Fuel to finalize the land issue before the government introduces mandatory ethanol blending but little progress has been made.

Category: Fuels

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