Deal #1817

Sierra Leone
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2024-05-27
Last full update
2024-05-27

Land area

Intended size
5 058 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [2011] 800 ha
  • [2019, current] 11339 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [2019] 2424 ha
  • [2021, current] 1810.23 ha
Comment on land area
Daniel Sesay (Namati) confirmed sizes: Daru 977.6ha, Toviama 305.86ha, Malema 526.77ha. 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. The company aims to have 5058ha under production by 2020. The two shapefiles have a combined size of 1394 ha. Grain report claims the concession size is 11339 ha with 2,424ha under oil palm plantations. Phatisa impact case study mentions 5,000ha lease. The concession map has a total sum of 2,207ha. The Tuvama and Malema concessions cover 1,300ha together.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Agriculture unspecified
Comment on intention of investment
Palm oil production

Carbon offset project

Carbon offset project
No

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease
Comment on nature of the deal
Project will be implementation over ten years (it is not clear whether this is the lease period).

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2011] Intended (Memorandum of understanding)
  • [2011, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
MoU signed with SL government

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [2013, current] In operation (production)
Comment on implementation status
In operation

Contract farming

Contract farming
Yes
Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)
Yes
Not on leased area/farmers/households (out-grower)
  • 30000 ha 9000
  • [2019, current] 10000
Comment on contract farming
Contract states estimated number of contract farmers are 8000 however other company records and research reports state 9000 farmers. Following the merger,Goldtree supports close to 10,000 outgrowers who own their land and care for their oil palms.