Scandal German: 500 people in Colombia were evacuated to make way for monoculture oil palm. For the industrial production of organic palm oil, increasingly demanded by the food industry, local cultures are being destroyed.
An article by Report Mainz casts strong shadows on one of the leading suppliers of organic palm oil, the Colombian Daabon, which strongly discredits the German organic sector.
To make room for intensive cultivation of oil palms in July 2009 in the area of \u200b\u200bLas Pavas the Daabon was expelled from the territory of 500 people, including women and children.
and farming monocultures are two antithetical concepts, which together should never be. But the seduction of easy business puts a strain on a sector-oriented environmental and social sustainability.
organic Palm oil is the basic ingredient in many processed organic foods. In many cases, its presence is hardly detectable because indirect, as in margarines, spreads and other products packaged in other obvious and declared.
According to the report of the Report Mainz such oil would be contained in many of the leading brands of organic products worldwide in Germany is Alnatura, Rapunzel and Allos.
Esperanza María Ramírez Agency for Human Rights repents in cleaning Las Pavas illegal and violent action. Instead, the company presents itself as the owner of the land parcels and considers the removal of all legal action.
According to investigative journalism in recent years Daabon, with the help of police actions, would have eradicated the cultivation of cocoa and maize, and 123 families expelled farmers from their lands. On these lands were planted crops for the massive production of organic palm oil.
The Agency for Human Rights submitted the case to the Colombian Council of State.
Alnatura, Rapunzel and Allos unlined yet have guarantee certificates of Daabon and declared themselves ready to learn more about the actions of their suppliers. The Rapunzel announced a site visit and promises to confront the Daabon on the need to implement corrective measures. Explanations of ethical coherence were also made by Allos. But observers consider these statements later because control of the supply chain is essential, particularly in a field that is sustainable and has a human face.
In Germany, where the journalistic investigations, and especially the courts, are taken seriously, the organic sector was severely tested in a probable loss of consumer confidence.
But if we are to survive biological, it is always better to have courage and also shed light on its shadows. Is not it?
Source: 13/04/2010
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