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Deal #3806 Version #63813

Vietnam

Created at

2013-06-14

Last update

2015-08-18

Last full update

2022-03-18

Land area

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[2005, current] 3500.0 ha

Intention of investment

[current] Timber plantation for wood and fiber

Comment on intention of investment

woodchip

Nature of the deal

Lease

Comment on nature of the deal

the primary investor "does not hold the land rights to the areas they use as plantation sources. SFR holds a kind of sublease arrangement with the local government and state forest enterprise with the length of this lease depending on the area under question" (http://www.cifor.org/publications/pdf_files/research/governance/foresttrade/Attachment7-KBarney-VietnamReport.pdf )

Negotiation status

[current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

[1990, current] In operation (production)

Comment on implementation status

the company has been exporting woodchips from Vietnam since 1990

Contract farming

Yes

Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)

Yes

Comment on contract farming

the company has small areas of their own plantations, which account for approximately 10-15 % of their export volume; the other 85-90 % of their supply comes from small farmers and plantation owners