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Deal #1817 Version #55620

Sierra Leone

Created at

2013-02-15

Last update

2014-11-13

Last full update

2024-05-27

Land area

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[current] 800.0 ha

Comment on land area

30,000ha smallholder oil palm planting, 800 ha plantation. The company has committed $18.3 million to expanding its existing operations. $3.3 million to meet current expenditure and mitigate the economic impact of Ebola. The remaining $15 million will fund an expansion programme- extending the company’s plantations, doubling the size of its dedicated palm oil mill and building a tank farm.

Intention of investment

[current] Agriculture unspecified

Nature of the deal

Lease

Negotiation status

[2011, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Comment on negotiation status

MoU signed with SL government

Implementation status

[2013, current] In operation (production)

Contract farming

Yes

Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)

Yes

Not on leased area/farmers/households (out-grower)

[current] 30000.0 ha