Deal #5316 Version #72042

The outgrower farms span these five communities.

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

Community accepted the investment. And used it to lobby for specific benefits including jobs, water supply, school infrastructure, playgrounds, school feeding, among others.

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.

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.

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

Cash through chiefs- An amount of GH¢ 5,000 was paid as compensation to dispossessed farmers through the chief of Gushie.

Developmental projects and supply water for domestic use. Proposed CSRs are undocumented, though these were orally agreed upon among the stakeholders.

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