Deal #3215

Congo, Dem. Rep.
Created at
2013-03-01
Last update
2017-02-28
Last full update
2017-02-28

Land area

Intended size
9 837 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [1985, current] 9837.0 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [current] 5643.0 ha
Comment on land area
5.643 ha producing divided as such: 2.190 ha in the Tshuapa sector, 2.170 ha in the Mokombe sector, 1.283 ha in the Lomela sector.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Non-food agricultural commodities

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [1985, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
Year is estimate. Most of the plantations were owned by the conglomerate Société Générale de Belgique, which sold off all its plantations in the 1980's, when Suez took over, to the Blattner Group (Agricom, SCAM, Busira-Lomami, Société de Cultures au Congo (Binga), GAP, etc.).

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [current] In operation (production)

Contract farming

Contract farming
Yes
On leased / purchased
Yes
On leased area/farmers/households
  • [current] 3029.0 ha
Comment on contract farming
3029ha by 1530 sharecroppers. Another source mentions 2.405 ha of tapped rubber trees in village cooperatives and 1360 sharecroppers.