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Deal #2006 Version #56624
Congo, Dem. Rep.
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2021-10-21
Last full update
2023-03-13
Land area
Intended size
20 000 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
- [2010, current] 10000.0 ha
Size in operation (production)
- [2011, current] 1200.0 ha
Comment on land area
Another source states 20 000 ha size under contract. In early 2020, communities took over some 300 hectares of plantation that had been abandoned after Feronia’s bankruptcy and started their own palm oil processing.
Intention of investment
Intention of investment
- [2010, current] Food crops (10000.0 ha)
Nature of the deal
Nature of the deal
Lease
Negotiation status
Negotiation status
- [2010, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Implementation status
Implementation status
- [2010] Startup phase (no production)
- [2011] In operation (production)
- [2020, current] Project abandoned
Comment on implementation status
The Company has been undertaking a program of trial plantings of rice and bean crops since 2011, which have been sold commercially. In early 2020, communities took over some 300 hectares of plantation that had been abandoned after Feronia’s bankruptcy and started their own palm oil processing. The assets have been transferred to a privately owned entity.
Contract farming
Contract farming
No