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General info | ||
| Size in operation (production) |
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| Comment on land area | 25,000 hectares on lease, investment agreement for 100,000 hectares. | 25,000 hectares on lease, investment agreement for 100,000 hectares.The Malibya project aims to irrigate 100,000 hectares of land.
As of August 2010, work had begun but agricultural activities had not started. Since 2011, 25,000 hectares have been develop |
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| Comment on implementation status | Construction of irrigation channel and asphalt road. Implementation status unsure after fall of Libyan government under Khadafi. Mali's government is unsure what will happen with the deal since the collapse of Libya's government. The future of the project is unclear. One source states that after the civil war started in February 2011 and the coalition forces winning a few months later, the project stopped. One source states that the company has begun working with Spanish partners. Communities are calling for the land and facilities to be made available to them (July 2019). | Construction of irrigation channel and asphalt road. Implementation status unsure after fall of Libyan government under Khadafi. Mali's government is unsure what will happen with the deal since the collapse of Libya's government. The future of the project is unclear. One source states that after the civil war started in February 2011 and the coalition forces winning a few months later, the project stopped. One source states that the company has begun working with Spanish partners. Communities are calling for the land and facilities to be made available to them (July 2019).
As of August 2010, work had begun but agricultural activities had not started. Since 2011, 25,000 hectares have been developed. Work has ceased following Gaddafi's death. |
Employment | ||
Investor info | ||
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Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
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Produce info | ||
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| Comment on crops | Maize, soya beans, poultry, and dairy. | |
Water | ||
| Comment on how much do investors pay for water | FCFA 2470/ha/year for sprinklers and FCFA 67000/ha/year for gravity irrigation | FCFA 2470/ha/year for sprinklers and FCFA 67000/ha/year for gravity irrigation.The canal is designed to provide irrigation for the 100,000 hectares of land |
Gender-related info | ||
| Comment on gender-related info | Local residents, including young people, women, and children, have expressed a need for fertilizer and support. | |
Overall comment | ||
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Locations | ||
Location #axg1-Gsq | ||
| Location | Macina, Mali, Mali | Kolongo, Mali |
| Point | Lat: 14.17691 Lng: -5.16607 | Lat: 13.88016 Lng: -5.6872 |
| Comment | Ségou, en el área de Office du Niger. El terreno designado para Malibya no fue especificado en el contrato, lo que otorgó a la compañía derechos sobre un sitio o sitios de su elección en la región del delta del río Níger, aproximadamente a 45 km al oeste de Macina. | Ségou, en el área de Office du Niger. El terreno designado para Malibya no fue especificado en el contrato, lo que otorgó a la compañía derechos sobre un sitio o sitios de su elección en la región del delta del río Níger, aproximadamente a 45 km al oeste de Macina.
The Malibya canal project is located in the Niger River delta region, specifically in Kolongo, approximately 45 km west of Macina, within the Office du Niger area in Mali.
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Data sources | ||
Data source #AUw3Iho5 | ||
| Url | ||
| Name | Larder, N. | |
| Comment on data source | Larder, N. Space for pluralism? Examining the Malibya land grab, The Journal of Peasant Studies. | Space for pluralism? Examining the Malibya land grab, The Journal of Peasant Studies. |
Data source #zLoZSLNx | ||
| Name | Brondeau F | |
| Organisation | CIRAD | |
Data source #_xWa13lD | ||
| Organisation | Le Monde Diplomatique | |
Data source #CA-jdpPv | ||
| Url | ||
| Publication title | Reuters-Shrouded in secrecy, one of Africa's biggest land deals stalls | Shrouded in secrecy, one of Africa's biggest land deals stalls |
| Name | Chris Arsenault | |
| Organisation | Reuters | |
| Comment on data source | URL no longer works-http://uk.reuters.com/article/2015/05/18/food-africa-land-idUKL5N0XK3KS20150518 | |
Data source #0pPlFW5r | ||
| Name | Madeleine Bunting | |
Data source #etLAv5bF | ||
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Data source #b3VHvENF | ||
| Name | Etienne Monin | |
Data source #Kt6zdpRO | ||
| Organisation | Grain | |
Data source #hyQy2O9o | ||
| File | ||
| Date | 2018 | |
| Organisation | openland contracts | |
Data source #zyNoqAME | ||
| Name | Mohamed Keita | |
| Organisation | bamada | |
Contracts | ||
Contract #6oxK76xm | ||
| Comment on contract | The land, located in the Office du Niger,1 comes free of charge for 50 years. The project is a result of a bilateral agreement between Mali and Libya, specifically with the Libyan sovereign wealth fund's subsidiary, Malibya.Land granted for 50 years, renewable. | |