Deal #1126

Côte d'Ivoire
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2020-10-27
Last full update
2016-07-13

Land area

Comment on land area
Plans for establishing rice plantations in N'ZI-Comoé. 85 000 farmers outgrower scheme.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Food crops, Non-food agricultural commodities

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Pure contract farming

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [1994, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
The investor has been active in the country since 1994 in trading and processing activities of food and non-food commodities.

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [1994, current] In operation (production)
Comment on implementation status
Mainly trading and processing

Contract farming

Contract farming
Yes
Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)
Yes
Not on leased area/farmers/households (out-grower)
  • [current] 85000
Comment on contract farming
50 000 families are growing cacao for the processing facility and producing 80 000 tons of cacao. 16,600 smallholders are growing cotton on 64,500ha for Olam subsidiary Société d’Exploitation Cotonnière (SECO). Société Agro Industrielle de la Comoe sources naturally coagulated, or cup lump, rubber from about 2,000 smallholder farmers and members of cooperatives.