"A woman from Kawasi village refuses to sell her cassava plan..."

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5 November 2025

A woman from Kawasi village refuses to sell her cassava plantation land to a mining company and nickel ore processing smelter in Kawasi village, on August 31, 2024, in Obi Island, North Maluku, Indonesia. She inspects the plantation area that is squeezed by the Harita Group Nickel company project. She refuses to sell her land because it is the future for her children and grandchildren. The land is the main source of life for growing cassava trees, but now she has to walk quite a long way through the company's circle on damaged roads. Much of the land around her property has been sold or forced to sell at a low price.

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