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Deal #4120 Version #65857

Kenya

Created at

2013-10-02

Last update

2018-01-16

Last full update

2024-04-17

Land area

Intended size

1 400 ha

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[2010, current] 1400.0 ha

Comment on land area

The company in 2010 had a "nucleus estate" of 1400 ha. I could not find out whether the rest of the used land is hold by the company or by the contracted farmers.

Intention of investment

[current] Biomass for biofuels, Food crops, Renewable energy unspecified

Nature of the deal

Comment on nature of the deal

first acquisition by the state (company was initially wholly state-owned) in 1966; subsequent acquisitions (Contract Farming area for instance increased from 9073 ha in 1994 to 13196 ha in 2005)

Negotiation status

[current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

[1966, current] In operation (production)

Contract farming

Yes

Comment on contract farming

90% of the cane is produced via CF, on 13196 ha - not sure whether on leased land or off the lease. 40000 farmers are involved