Deal #3863 Version 64306 Version 95982
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
  • [1998, current] 22000.0 ha
  • [1998, current] 22000 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [current] 12300.0 ha
  • [2010, current] 12300 ha
Intention of investment
  • [1998, current] Non-food agricultural commodities, Agriculture unspecified (22000.0 ha)
  • [1998, current] Non-food agricultural commodities, Agriculture unspecified (22000 ha)
Comment on intention of investment
PRODUCTION OF PALM OIL AND RUBBER
Carbon offset project
No
Implementation status
  • [current] Startup phase (no production)
  • [2010, current] In operation (production)
Comment on implementation status
En juillet 2011, la SOGUIPAH a dรฉpรชchรฉ dans la zone des engins lourds pour ouvrir des routes menant ร  ces terres, dรฉtruisant de nombreux champs, selon des tรฉmoignages recueillis fin juillet par lโ€™AFP
Actors involved in the negotiation / admission process
  • Government of Guinea Government / state institutions (government, ministries, departments, agencies etc.)
Name of investment project
Guinean Palm and Hive Farm
Recognition status of community land tenure
Indigenous Peoples traditional or customary rights not recognized by government
Comment on community reaction
Violent clashes occurred in 2011 in the village of Saoro when land was cleared for plantations
Violent clashes occurred in 2011 in the village of Saoro when land was cleared for plantations. More than 100 people took refuge in a church in southeastern Guinea after clashes with the police over the expropriation of their land for the company Soguipah. The company destroyed crops when it entered the area with heavy machinery, triggering resistance from villagers. During the clashes on July 28, several community leaders were arrested, and many residents fled in fear of further reprisals. Humanitarian organizations are providing assistance, while the government claims the situation has returned to normal.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Health, Education, Capacity building, Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
Significant social development in Diecke, providing schools, houses, and hospitals for local communities. It supports smallholders by providing nursery clones, training, and assistance in developing rubber, palm oil, rice, and other local crops.
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Beginning in September, 2 NGOs, Guinea Sans Frontiรจres and Les Mรชmes Droits pour Tous, announced their "intention to assign the Soguipah in favor of justice in repair of enormous devastation caused to the poor population" and to "introduce a request for the Supreme Court for the annulment of the decree of 3 February 2003 which granted to Soguipah 1 800 hectares of arable land of the district of Saoro
Former land use
Commercial (large-scale) agriculture
Comment on former land use
Land previously unused for large-scale agricultural production.
Comment on crops
17,000 MT of natural rubber per year, producing GSO 10 and GSO 20 grades at its own TSR factory.
Comment on use of produce
Monrovia (Liberia) and Conakry (Guinea)
Fully updated
No
Yes

Location #2XIpCpre

Location
Yomou, Guinea
SOGUIPAH, Conakry, Guinea
Point
Lat: 7.566
Lng: -9.2533
Lat: 9.53498
Lng: -13.67202
Facility name
Guinean Palm and Hive Farm
Comment
Saoro est situรฉ dans la prรฉfecture de Yomou ร  plus de mille kilomรจtres de la capitale guinรฉenne Conakry
The plantation of Soguipah is located in Dieke (Guinea 1100 Km from Conakry and close to the Liberian border).

Data source #ehkouKmE

Publication title
Accaparement des terres : chronique de "lโ€™affaire Saoro - SOGUIPAH"
Date
2013-01-07
Comment on data source
Hub Rural
Hub Rural Url link no longer available: http://www.hubrural.org/Accaparement-des-terres-chronique,8616.html?lang=fr

Data source #7ZD_lmh6

Publication title
Soguipahโ€“ Guinea Conakry
Date
2018
Comment on data source
Tropicore website

Data source #f5zZmdDQ

File
Type
Research Paper / Policy Report
Keep PDF not public
No
Comment on data source
Grain Planet palm oil, September 2014

Data source #FWIRhuVv

File
Type
Media report
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
Socfinco lets go of Soguipah: a rupture that mortally shakes "the palm tree" Bรฉmy
Date
2022-04-22
Organisation
guinee news
Comment on data source
Guineenews-Thierno Souleymane Diallo

Data source #vRCYA70c

File
Type
Media report
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
Palma africana y รฉbola
Date
2015
Organisation
Rebeliรณn

Data source #u_OGakkv

File
Type
Media report
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
Scores displaced in Guinea land grab row
Date
2011
Organisation
News 24