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Deal #7051 Version #77882

Sierra Leone
Created at
2019-06-13
Last update
2019-06-26
Last full update
2024-10-15

Land area

Intended size
4 335 ha
Size in operation (production)
  • [current] 574.0 ha
Comment on land area
the Government of Sierra Leone, acquired 574 hectares of land from landowners/landowning families from the Lugbu chiefdom in the Bo district where the pineapple project will be located. This he said will increase in the next three years to a total of 4,335 hectares of land where the pineapple and other tropical fruits plantation, cannery and processing facilities will be established.

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Food crops
Comment on intention of investment
4,335 hectares of land where the pineapple and other tropical fruits plantation, cannery and processing facilities will be established.

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Outright purchase

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Comment on negotiation status
the Government of Sierra Leone, acquired 574 hectares of land from landowners/landowning families from the Lugbu chiefdom in the Bo district where the pineapple project will be located. This he said will increase in the next three years to a total of 4,335 hectares of land, however it will increase substantially to 1,000 – 1,500 by mid-2019 when the Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between the Government of Sierra Leone and the company would have been signed

Implementation status

Implementation status
  • [current] In operation (production)

Contract farming

Contract farming
No
On leased area/farmers/households
  • [current] 543.0 ha
Not on leased / purchased (out-grower)
Yes
Not on leased area/farmers/households (out-grower)
  • [current] 543.0 ha