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| Comment on land area | Only 5ha are farmed with seeds being sold.
pilot farm of 100 Hectares has 100,000 trees, the company also has plans to expand further on to more of the 50,000 hectares it manages in partnership with three villages in Ghana.
The company is looking to establish 300+ ha seed unit and associated facilities.
The 70,000ha area has not been used and usufructuary rights might have lapsed | Only 5ha are farmed with seeds being sold.
pilot farm of 100 Hectares has 100,000 trees, the company also has plans to expand further on to more of the 50,000 hectares it manages in partnership with three villages in Ghana.
The company is looking to establish 300+ ha seed unit and associated facilities.
The 70,000ha area has not been used and usufructuary rights might have lapsed. |
| Carbon offset project | No | |
| Comment on leasing fee | Small annual fee to be paid to the chief | Small annual fee to be paid to the chief. |
| Comment on contract farming | farmers grow jatropha under profit sharing lease agreements with the company.
In 2019 the company issued a feasibility study to (among others) a smallholder programme | farmers grow jatropha under profit sharing lease agreements with the company.
In 2019 the company issued a feasibility study to (among others) a smallholder programme. |
Employment | ||
| Comment on jobs created (domestic) | In total the company employed 48 males for a variety of farm jobs and machine operation. No females were employed. | In total the company employed 48 males for a variety of farm jobs and machine operation. No females were employed.
Another source says the company created jobs for about 120 people in the community at the start-up. These workers included both permanent and casual workers. Currently, it employs 20 permanent staff and an unlimited number of casual workers depending on the stage of production as of April 2013. No current information on jobs. |
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Locations | ||
Location #s_YS6-X2 | ||
| Description | Paragon Farms, N10 (5 miles south of Buipe), Kadelso | Paragon Farms, N10 (5 miles south of Buipe), Kadelso. |
| Comment | In the village of Kadelso. Location coordinates from Ghana data campaign.
Jatropha plantations would be established in the Brong-Ahafo and Northern Regions | In the village of Kadelso. Location coordinates from Ghana data campaign.
Jatropha plantations would be established in the Brong-Ahafo and Northern Regions. |
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Data source #OmombAMv | ||
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| Comment on data source | "Africa: up for grabs : The scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels" by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AFRICA AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE | "Africa: up for grabs : The scale and impact of land grabbing for agrofuels" by FRIENDS OF THE EARTH AFRICA AND FRIENDS OF THE EARTH EUROPE
URL no longer works http://www.foeeurope.org/agrofuels/FoEE_Africa_up_for_grabs_2010.pdf |
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| Type | Company sources | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Comment on data source | website currently updated-- website not found. | |
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| Comment on data source | Land Grabbing and Jatropha Boom in Ghana | Land Grabbing and Jatropha Boom in Ghana
URL no longer works |
Data source #_0zVkjm1 | ||
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| Comment on data source | The Effects of Biofuel Feedstock Production on Farmers' Livelihoods in Ghana: The case of Jatropha curcas. Emmanuel Acheampong and Benjamin Betey Campion. Sustainability 2014, 6, 4587-4607. | The Effects of Biofuel Feedstock Production on Farmers' Livelihoods in Ghana: The case of Jatropha curcas. Emmanuel Acheampong and Benjamin Betey Campion. Sustainability 2014, 6, 4587-4607.
URL no longer works https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=11&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwiFmtHEy8_NAhXEKcAKHataATkQFghMMAo&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mdpi.com%2F2071-1050%2F6%2F7%2F4587%2Fpdf&usg=AFQjCNHWPco4ucSTKUHNvqbX5WYsnnL9Gg&bvm=bv.126130881,d.ZGg |
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