Deal #1338

Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected

Name of community

Kadelso

Recognition status of community land tenure

Community traditional or customary rights recognized by government

Consultation of local community

Community consultation

Limited consultation

How did the community react?

Community reaction

Mixed reaction

Comment on community reaction

Some supported the idea but others did not

Presence of land conflicts

No

Displacement of people

No

Comment on displacement of people

One of the affected villages is Kadelso.

Negative impacts for local communities

Environmental degradation

Promised or received compensation

Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

Jatropha Africa works with local chiefs on a shared profit basis and only pays for land which is developed.

Received compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)

At the time of allocation some local people were already farming on the land. After the chief reallocated the land to Jatropha Africa, the local farmers demonstrated to show their resentment. As a result the chief gave them an alternative site which lies adjacent to the Jatropha farm. There was no other form of compensation given to the farmers.

Materialized benefits for local communities

Productive infrastructure (e.g. irrigation, tractors, machinery...)

Comment on materialized benefits for local communities

Regarding community development, the company didn’t build any structure for the community benefit. They however provided the community basic school with a solar panel for electricity supply. When government extended electricity to the community, the solar panel was no longer used. The school block that used to host the solar panel is now dilapidated.