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Kenyans fear [Dakatcha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) 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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Being in the shade of a tree next to his thatched mud hut in in Kenya's Dakatcha Woodlands, Joshua Kahindi Pekeshe is bold.
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"We are not going to let this land go even if it indicates shedding blood," he told the BBC.
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"Land is very important to us. We farm and get our livelihood from it. On this land we bury our dead."
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He is among the numerous individuals opposed to the production of a large biofuel plantation in the location, about an hour's drive inland from the coastal town of Malindi.
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It is an arid area and home to some 20,000 people along with internationally threatened animal and bird types.
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Ambitious objectives
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An Italian company has asked the authorities for approval to rent 50,000 hectares there to grow [jatropha curcas](https://www.businessnews.com.au/Company/Mission-NewEnergy), whose seeds are abundant in oil that can be turned into bio-diesel.
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This plant, initially from South America, has actually long been grown in Africa as a hedge to stay out animals - goats remain well away as it is harmful. The area impacted is [neighborhood land](https://www.zoominfo.com/c/mission-newenergy/346542889) which is being held in trust by the local council.
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Kenya [jatropha curcas](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159346/mission-newenergy-delivers-maiden-biodiesel-production-to-global-oil-major-24476.html) Energy Ltd is 100%-owned by the Milan-based Nuove Iniziative Industriali SRL.
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It has actually leased almost a million hectares in Africa \ No newline at end of file