| Deal #3492 | Version 61574 | Version 92635 |
|---|---|---|
General info | ||
| Size under contract (leased or purchased area) |
|
|
| Size in operation (production) |
| |
| Comment on land area | have a total land area of 5,137 hectares(covering a 12,693-acre area) | |
| Intention of investment |
|
|
| Comment on intention of investment | Sugar cane planting and farming | |
| Carbon offset project | No | |
| Comment on negotiation status | SUCAF RCA was set up after SOGESCA was privatized in 2003. | |
| Implementation status |
|
|
| Comment on implementation status | Year is estimate. Sucaf RCA created in 2003 after privatisation of SOGESCA. | Year is estimate. Sucaf RCA created in 2003 after privatisation of SOGESCA. Still operational as of 2021. |
Employment | ||
Investor info | ||
| Actors involved in the negotiation / admission process |
| |
| Name of investment project | African Sugar Refinery of the Central African Republic(SUCAF RCA) | |
| Comment on investment chain | SUCAF was established in 2003 | Central African law corporation was set up in 2003 with a capital of CFA6,243,460,000 (EUR21,723,985).
According to The Sentry’s investigation, in late 2014, amid political and security upheaval, SUCAF RCA negotiated a security arrangement with an armed group, the Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique (Union for Peace in the Central African Republic, or UPC).hrough this tacit agreement, UPC leaders committed to secure SUCAF RCA’s factory and sugar cane fields and to ensure free movement on key roadways necessary for the provision of supplies. SUCAF RCA also secured UPC support in trying to assure the company’s monopoly on sugar distribution in several prefectures, including through the forced seizure of smuggled sugar, particularly from Sudan.
|
Local communities / indigenous peoples | ||
| Negative impacts for local communities | Socio-economic, Violence, Other | |
| Comment on negative impacts for local communities | Allegations have emerged against French food and beverage company, Castel Group, and its subsidiary Sucrerie Africaine de Centrafrique (SUCAF RCA). The claims suggest that for over six years, SUCAF RCA financially and logistically supported the violent armed group, Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), despite being aware of the group's involvement in human rights abuses, including mass killings and child soldier recruitment. The support allegedly helped maintain the company's monopoly on sugar distribution in several regions. The Sentry, which investigated the matter, states that despite knowledge of these atrocities, Castel Group continued to provide support to the group, thus fueling conflict in the Central African Republic. If these allegations are proven, Castel Group could face significant legal and reputational consequences.
| |
Former use | ||
| Former land owner | State | Community |
Produce info | ||
| Comment on crops | 50 tons of sugar canes a day, yielding an annual production of 12,000 tons of golden sugar. | |
Water | ||
Gender-related info | ||
Overall comment | ||
Meta | ||
Locations | ||
Location #_L26ZFYp | ||
| Description | Corporate headquarters : BP 1572 – Bangui – Central Africa | |
| Comment | Le site se situe à Ngakobo, à 460km au Nord Est de BANGUI dans la préfecture de la OUAKA sur un domaine de 5 137 ha. |
The site is located in Ngakobo, 460 km North East of BANGUI in the OUAKA prefecture on an area of 5,137 ha |
Data sources | ||
Data source #PgpT-Pc9 | ||
| Publication title | SUCAF Central African Republic African sweets from the Central African Republi | |
| Organisation | somdiaa | |
| Comment on data source | Consist of the investor information and produce information | |
Data source #Fp64cdZa | ||
| Name | Laurène FEINTRENIE | |
Data source #lY_5XFJh | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Media report | |
| Url | ||
| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Cultivating Atrocities Groupe Castel, French sugar and beverage giant, linked to the financing of armed militias in the Central African Republic | |
| Date | 2021-10 | |
| Organisation | The sentry | |
| Comment on data source | Consist of the company involvement in human rights abuses, including mass killings and child soldier recruitment information and investor information | |
Contracts | ||