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Deal #1356 Version #52856

Guinea
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2016-05-24
Last full update
2019-05-27

Land area

Intended size
2 400 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [1996] 1800.0 ha
  • [current] 2400.0 ha
Comment on land area
The farm increased in size to 2400ha, it is not clear when this increase occurred.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Food crops, Livestock
Comment on intention of investment
Project has two components- 1. mixed development on around 400ha for poultry, irrigated rice, vegetables. 2. a previous sugarcane plantation on 2000ha which was converted to rice paddies.

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [1996, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [1996] In operation (production)
  • [current] Project abandoned
Comment on implementation status
Initiated in 1979 as large irrigated rice-promotion centre with Chinese aid. It is likely that this project is abandoned- the company did not make money from it. It is not clear in which year the project was abandoned.

Contract farming

Contract farming
No