In Kenya, Fresh Del Monte and the local population of the region Kandara in Murang’a, are diametrically opposed to each other. At the start of this month, the population presented a petition which asked for land to be returned by Fresh Del Monte.
Del Monte has been active in the country for about 50 years, and leases about 12,000 hectares of land for the cultivation of pineapple. In the petition, the population demands that a part of that area is released for public use. Furthermore, the population reproaches the multinational that they do not benefit from Del Monte’s presence.