Deal #3747

Land area

Intended size

29 066 ha

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[current] 29066 ha

Size in operation (production)

[2013] 6169 ha
[2014] 6090 ha
[2018, current] 6200 ha

Comment on land area

Land titles for 29 066ha. Company annual report 2011 states 28 261ha. 6090ha under palm oil. Company website on the plantation indicates 6084ha planted but no indication of date. Company website states Brabanta was acquired by SOCFIN in 2007 with a size of 8380ha. This may refer only to the concession signed in 2007.

Intention of investment

[current] Non-food agricultural commodities, Agriculture unspecified (29066 ha)

Comment on intention of investment

Oil production for domestic market, in particular for industrial sectors such as food, soap and cosmetics. The company also intends to expand into rubber.

Carbon offset project

No

Nature of the deal

Lease

Comment on nature of the deal

The concession is made up of multiple parcels.

Negotiation status

[current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Comment on negotiation status

The land was previously owned by Unilever who abandoned the plantation in the 1980s. Different concessions have different start years: 1992/2005/2007/2011. 10 concessions in total. Not enough information available on individual concessions to disaggregate them.

Implementation status

Project not started
[current] In operation (production)

Comment on implementation status

Intercultures acquires Huilerie de Mapangu, in RDC. The company is renamed with its original designation Brabanta. The objective is to replant the old oil palm concession. Still operational in 2023.

Contract farming

Yes

Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)

Yes

Comment on contract farming

1.2% of the Fresh Fruit Bunches were produced by smallholders.