Deal #2199

Senegal
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2016-07-28
Last full update
2016-07-28

Land area

Comment on land area
Outgrower scheme only. DTE has established sesame production for export to China on 35,000 ha of land, with a commitment to expand production to 60,000 ha by 2013

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Food crops

Nature of the deal

Comment on nature of the deal
Outgrower scheme

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • In operation (production)
  • [current] Project abandoned

Contract farming

Contract farming
Yes
Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)
Yes
Not on leased area/farmers/households (out-grower)
  • [current] 35000.0 ha
Comment on contract farming
To expand to 60,000ha by 2013. China’s Datong Enterprise (DTE) is the largest purchaser of Senegal’s sesame, and pays on average 50 cents per kilo and provides farmers with seeds and fertilizer on credit. Contract farmers began selling to external buyers where they fetched a higher price. The Senegalese government would not intervene and the company was left to settle the matter in court.