Thousands of coffee trees in the central highlands province of Gia Lai have been felled down, which was allegedly due to land disputes.
Over 1,000 coffee trees felled down due to land disputes in Gia Lai
Local authorities in Dak Doa District are investigating the case which occurred at the farms of some families on the evening of March 13.
Vice chairman of Ia Bang Commune People's Committee, Tran Van Hung, reported that a total of 1,069 trees had been destroyed. The trees which are aged between 2-5 years were planted by nine households in the commune.
"This is a remote land area and the households said that they were having disputes over the land use right with another family," the official said.
Earlier in 2020, nearly 2,000 coffee trees of three years old were also destroyed when they were going to have fruits.
Local authorities are further investigating the incident.
