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Kenyans fear Dakatcha Woodlands biofuel growth
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23 March 2011
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By Will Ross
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BBC News, Dakatcha
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Sitting in the shade of a tree beside his thatched mud hut in in Kenya's Dakatcha Woodlands, Joshua Kahindi Pekeshe is defiant.
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"We are not going to let this land go even if it indicates shedding blood," he informed the BBC.
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"Land is extremely important to us. We farm and get our income from it. On this land we bury our dead."
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He is one of the numerous people opposed to the production of a large [biofuel](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) plantation in the area, about an hour's drive inland from the coastal town of Malindi.
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It is an arid location and home to some 20,000 individuals as well as worldwide threatened animal and bird types.
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Ambitious goals
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An Italian business has actually asked the authorities for permission to rent 50,000 [hectares](https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/mission-newenergy-limited-36048) there to grow [jatropha](https://pitchbook.com/profiles/company/51278-86), whose seeds are abundant in oil that can be turned into bio-diesel.
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This plant, [initially](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1463471/000165495419013063/R31.htm) from South America, has long been grown in Africa as a hedge to keep out animals - goats remain well away as it is poisonous. The location affected is neighborhood land which is being held in trust by the regional council.
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Kenya [jatropha curcas](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) Energy Ltd is 100%-owned by the [Milan-based Nuove](https://forest500.org/rankings/companies/mission-newenergy-limited) Iniziative Industriali SRL.
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It has leased almost a million hectares in Africa \ No newline at end of file