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Deal #1839 Version #55781

Tanzania

Created at

2013-02-15

Last update

2020-06-04

Last full update

2024-05-27

Former land owner (not by constitution)

Former land owner

State, Community

Comment on former land owner

Kilombero Plantations was earlier a joint venture between RUBADA and North Korea from the late 1980s until 1994. When the North Koreans left, ‘squatters’ moved onto the land. RUBADA has given all the ‘squatter’ families three acres and is building them houses in lieu of the land needed for the investment

Former land use

Smallholder agriculture, Pastoralism, Conservation

Comment on former land use

The flood plain has very high ecological and biodiversity value and comprises a myriad of rivers, which make up the largest seasonally freshwater lowland floodplain in East Africa. The area, which includes KPL’s plantation, has been added to the RAMSAR convention of wetlands of international importance.

Former land cover

Cropland

Comment on former land cover

The area, which includes KPL’s plantation, has been added to the RAMSAR convention of wetlands of international importance.