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General info | ||
Size in operation (production) |
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Comment on land area | the original plantation was established in the 1970s but the area was expanded continuously. In 2009 Zambia Sugar acquired Nanga Farms from ZamBeef. In 2012 Zambia Sugar obtained Magobbo.
| the original plantation was established in the 1970s but the area was expanded continuously. In 2009 Zambia Sugar acquired Nanga Farms from ZamBeef. In 2012 Zambia Sugar obtained Magobbo.
The 2023 annual report indicates 28 000ha is under sugarcane cultivation. |
Comment on contract farming | Operates one of the world's leading outgrower schemes involving commercial and smallholder farmers, which is a collaboration of 403 outgrowers with 3 885 people employed by 18 Commercial farmers and 385 smallholders in 3 schemes | |
Employment | ||
Comment on jobs created (total) | Employs 6385 direct employees and 4774 indirect employees. | |
Investor info | ||
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
Comment on presence of land conflicts | conflicts with local people because the area includes a traditional place of worship; conflicts with other industrial users of the river that provides irrigation; | Conflicts with local people because the area includes a traditional place of worship; conflicts with other industrial users of the river that provides irrigation; |
Former use | ||
Produce info | ||
Comment on crops | Cane supply in 2023 was 3.167 million tonnes of which 367832 tonnes of sugar were produced of which 78 630 tonnes of sugar was refined | |
Comment on electricity generation | Owns and operates a 40 Mw electricity power capacity plant, which uses bio-renewable sources (cane fibere or bagasse) | |
Processing facilities / production infrastructure of the project (e.g. oil mill, ethanol distillery, biomass power plant etc.) | Biomass power plant | |
In-country end products of the project | Sugar, electricity, animal feed | |
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Overall comment | ||
Overall comment | environmental concerns because of decreased soil fertility, siltation of rivers and excessive water use.
Started by CDC in 1970s, taken over by current investor in 2001. | Environmental concerns because of decreased soil fertility, siltation of rivers and excessive water use.
Started by CDC in 1970s, taken over by current investor in 2001. |
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Fully updated | No | Yes |
Locations | ||
Location #j2r78qzF | ||
Spatial accuracy level | Administrative region | Coordinates |
Point | Lat: -15.96266 Lng: 28.01861 | Lat: -15.83244 Lng: 27.77994 |
Data sources | ||
Data source #4jdZ_WTQ | ||
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Type | Company sources | |
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Keep PDF not public | No | |
Publication title | Zambia Sugar-Investing in tomorrow delivering today | |
Date | 2023 | |
Organisation | Zambia Sugar PLC | |
Comment on data source | Investor information, size on operation and employment information | |
Contracts |