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Deal #5316 Version #72036
Ghana
Created at
2016-11-03
Last update
2020-11-12
Last full update
2020-08-07
Names of communities / indigenous peoples affected
Name of community
Gushie,
Tunayili,
Tigla,
Dipale
Consultation of local community
Community consultation
Limited consultation
Comment on consultation of local community
The land was acquired from the YaNa through the local chief of Dipale and with the assistance of the Nanton Na. Meetings were held with the community- but it is not clear to what extent. The investor held different levels of community meetings usually involving community leaders
How did the community react?
Community reaction
Consent
Comment on community reaction
Community accepted the investment. And used it to lobby for specific benefits including jobs, water supply, school infrastructure, playgrounds, school feeding, among others.
Presence of land conflicts
Presence of land conflicts
No
Comment on presence of land conflicts
No conflicts were recorded during the acquisition stage or during subsequent preparation and use of the land. The farmers who lost their fallow lands were compensated through the chief. What this means is that, the chief received the payment on behalf the affected farmers and promised to distribute it among them.
Displacement of people
Displacement of people
Yes
Number of households actually displaced
8
Comment on displacement of people
8 farmers were reported displaced from their active fallow lands. What this means is that, they were not actively cultivating the land as the time of the acquisition.
Negative impacts for local communities
Negative impacts for local communities
Other
Comment on negative impacts for local communities
The community out-growers gave more attention to the mango to the neglect of other food crops. Poor yields compelled them to abandon the mango and go back to maize, millet
Promised or received compensation
Promised compensation (e.g. for damages or resettlements)
Cash through chiefs- An amount of GH¢ 5,000 was paid as compensation to dispossessed farmers through the chief of Gushie.
Promised benefits for local communities
Promised benefits for local communities
Education, Roads, Other
Comment on promised benefits for local communities
Developmental projects and supply water for domestic use. Proposed CSRs are undocumented, though these were orally agreed upon among the stakeholders.
Materialized benefits for local communities
Materialized benefits for local communities
Education, Other
Comment on materialized benefits for local communities
Employment was created for workers on the out-grower schemes, fruit factory, nucleus farm, office hands etc
Construction of playing grounds of school children in Dipale and Gushie
Construction of classroom block in Dipale and day nursery at Gushie.
Implementation of school feeding programme to encourage enrolment and regularity of school attendance.
Deployment of water supply system which pumps water directly from the white Volta