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Expression of concern about the article: Geospatial assessment of potential land suitability for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) cultivation in the western parts of Ethiopia☆

OCL 2023, 30, 23 https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2023024

Préoccupation au sujet de l'article : Évaluation géospatiale de l’aptitude potentielle des terres à la culture du palmier à huile (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) dans les régions occidentales de l’Éthiopie

Mengistu Muleta Gurmessa¹, Mitiku Badasa Moisa²* orcid, Lelisa Hordofa Boru³, Kiros Tsegay Deribew⁴ orcid, Zenebe Reta Roba⁵ orcid, Gadisa Geremew Negasa⁶, Firdisa Sadeta Tiye⁷ orcid and Dessalegn Obsi Gemeda⁸ orcid

¹ Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Wollega University Shambu campus, Shambu, Ethiopia
² Department of Earth Sciences, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University Nekemte Campus, Nekemte, Ethiopia
³ Department of Natural Resource Management, Faculty of Resource management and Economics Wollega University Shambu campus, Shambu, Ethiopia
⁴ Department of Geography and Environmental studies, Raya University, Maichew, Ethiopia
⁵ Department of Forestry, College of Natural Resource and Agricultural Economics, Mettu University Bedele Campus, Bedele, Ethiopia
⁶ Department of Earth Sciences, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Wollega University Nekemte Campus, Nekemte, Ethiopia
⁷ Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, College of Social Science and Humanities, Wollega University, Gimbi campus, Gimbi, Ethiopia
⁸ Department of Natural Resource Management, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia

Published online: 30 April 2024

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Contribution to the Topical Issue: “Palm and palm oil / Palmier et huile de palme”.

OCL 2023, 30, 23 https://doi.org/10.1051/ocl/2023024

Regarding the article Gurmessa M.M, Moisa M.B, Boru L.H, Deribew K.T, Roba Z.N, Negasa G.G, Tiye F.S, Gemeda D.O. 2023. Geospatial assessment of potential land suitability for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) cultivation in the western parts of Ethiopia, published on November 17th 2023, the Publisher would like to inform the readers that an error was detected after publication, that potentially impacts the results of the study. Inquiries are underway to determine the most appropriate correction.

Concernant l’article Gurmessa M.M, Moisa M.B, Boru L.H, Deribew K.T, Roba Z.N, Negasa G.G, Tiye F.S, Gemeda D.O. 2023. Geospatial assessment of potential land suitability for oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) cultivation in the western parts of Ethiopia, publié le 17 novembre 2023, l’éditeur souhaiterait informer les lecteurs de la revue qu’une erreur, impactant potentiellement les résultats de l’étude, a été détectée après la publication de cet article. Des investigations sont en cours pour déterminer le mode de correction approprié.