Azura denies exporting tomatoes to Coop Denmark
In a letter from the French-Moroccan tomatoe producer Azura, to the Danish Supermarket chain Coop, the tomato firm denies exporting from Dakhla in Western Sahara. Letter sent 27 March 2009.
Published 10 August 2010

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See how the controversial plantations boomed in the desert

Based on assessments of satelite images, WSRW has calculated how the plantations in occupied Western Sahara developed from 2003 until today.

18 July 2016

Is your local shop selling conflict tomatoes?

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The tomato barons of the occupied Western Sahara

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19 June 2012