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Deal #3273 Version #59803

Côte d'Ivoire
Created at
2013-03-01
Last update
2016-06-13
Last full update
2016-06-22

Land area

Comment on land area
Outgrowers only. 100 000ha to 200 000ha. One report states that the company may have land under direct management.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Food crops

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2013] Intended (Under negotiation)
  • [2014, current] Failed (Negotiations failed)
Comment on negotiation status
MoU signed in 2013 The company is awaiting final government approval. Project was abandoned in June 2014, after waiting 18months to get the final approval. The company is now focusing on rice imports.

Contract farming

Contract farming
Yes
On leased / purchased
Yes
On leased area/farmers/households
  • [current] 100000.0 ha
Comment on contract farming
Possible increase to 200,000 ha and 50,000-60,000 outgrowers. The objective is to invest 60 million dollars between the group and the Ivorian state, for the irrigation of land and construction of a rice husking unit.