Firm won bid for core commercial concession in Nansanga Farm Block. One source states this is 10 000ha, government sources state 9350ha.

Firm won bid for core commercial concession in Nansanga Farm Block. One source states this is 10 000ha, government sources state 9350ha. The Nansanga farm block design includes one core venture (10,000 hectares), commercial farms ranging from 1,000 to 5,000 hectares and smallholdings of about 30 -300 hectares.

Nansanga Farm Block

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partly, land was demarcated without the notice or consent of local people

Partly, land was demarcated without the notice or consent of local people

The Hungarian investor is expected to provide technical and financial capacity to establish a processing plant and add valuation for the farm block.

In the context of a governmental farm block development program that makes farm blocks available through a competitive process. The concept is that government will provide the necessary infrastructure for the farm block, and private investors will then bid on a core venture of several large farms, and many smaller commercial farms/outgrowers. Agro-processing for the farms will be handled by the core venture. Emphasis for this farm block development is strongly put on cash crops for export. Complaint that in fact, in many cases the boundary demarcation of the farm blocks completely ignored former land use. Other bidders included #2021, #2022, #2400.

In the context of a governmental farm block development program that makes farm blocks available through a competitive process. The concept is that government will provide the necessary infrastructure for the farm block, and private investors will then bid on a core venture of several large farms, and many smaller commercial farms/outgrowers. Agro-processing for the farms will be handled by the core venture. Emphasis for this farm block development is strongly put on cash crops for export. Other bidders included #2021, #2022, #2400.