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+<br>Kenyans fear Dakatcha Woodlands [biofuel](https://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/ASX:MBT/Mission-NewEnergy-Ltd) growth<br>
+<br>23 March 2011<br>
+<br>By Will Ross<br>
+<br>BBC News, Dakatcha<br>
+<br>Being in the shade of a tree next to his  hut in in Kenya's Dakatcha Woodlands, Joshua Kahindi Pekeshe is defiant.<br>
+<br>"We are not going to let this land go even if it implies shedding blood," he informed the BBC.<br>
+<br>"Land is extremely crucial to us. We farm and get our livelihood from it. On this land we bury our dead."<br>
+<br>He is one of the lots of people opposed to the production of a big [biofuel](https://stocktwits.com/symbol/MNEL) plantation in the area, about an hour's drive inland from the coastal town of Malindi.<br>
+<br>It is an arid location and home to some 20,000 individuals along with internationally threatened animal and bird species.<br>
+<br>Ambitious objectives<br>
+<br>An Italian business has asked the authorities for permission to rent 50,000 hectares there to grow [jatropha](https://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/159352/mission-newenergy-debt-free-focused-on-biofuel-joint-venture-60797.html), whose seeds are rich in oil that can be turned into bio-diesel.<br>
+<br>This plant, originally from South America, has actually long been grown in Africa as a hedge to keep out animals - goats stay well away as it is poisonous. The area affected is community land which is being kept in trust by the regional council.<br>
+<br>Kenya [Jatropha](https://www.crunchbase.com/organization/mission-newenergy) Energy Ltd is 100%-owned by the Milan-based Nuove Iniziative Industriali SRL.<br>
+<br>It has actually leased almost a million hectares in Africa