Deal #3235

Congo, Dem. Rep.
Created at
2013-03-01
Last update
2020-09-30
Last full update
2017-02-28

Land area

Intended size
16 666 ha
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [1923, current] 16666.0 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [current] 3107.0 ha
Comment on land area
One data source states: 1.142 ha of cocoa trees in sharecropping, 3350 ha of rubber trees, 95 ha of coffee trees, 12079 ha of Fallow land, savannah, forest and forest crops (including coffee). Company website states: Heveas 2.083 ha producing, 1.310 ha not producing, 500 ha under development Cocoa Plantations- 1.024 ha producing

Intention of investment

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

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Outright purchase

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [1923, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [1923, current] In operation (production)

Contract farming

Contract farming
Yes
Comment on contract farming
The company sources cocoa from sharecroppers on 1,081ha