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| Comment on land area | the Government of Sierra Leone, acquired 574 hectares of land from landowners/landowning families. Intention to expand to 4,335 hectares.
STL applied for and was granted an EIA Licence in 2018, covering the first two phases of project implementation, involving the development of up 4,335 hectares of agricultural land in the Lugbu Chiefdom.
| the Government of Sierra Leone, acquired 574 hectares of land from landowners/landowning families. Intention to expand to 4,335 hectares.
STL applied for and was granted an EIA Licence in 2018, covering the first two phases of project implementation, involving the development of up 4,335 hectares of agricultural land in the Lugbu Chiefdom.
Sierra Tropical Limited (STL) in 2020 had 1,300 hectares of cultivated pineapples in Bo District, Sierra Leone. However, it was not possible to find the exact date of the land acquisition according to the available sources. |
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| Carbon offset project | No | |
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Approved by parliament on Tuesday 30th April 2019 | Approved by parliament on Tuesday 30th April 2019 |
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| Comment on investment chain | Received some funding from MIGA. | Received some funding from MIGA.
MIGA, a member of the World Bank Group, has issued $36 million in guarantees for the design, construction and operation of a facility in southern Sierra Leone that will cultivate, harvest and process pineapples and other tropical fruit for export |
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Produce info | ||
| Comment on crops | Production of pineapples | |
| Comment on in country processing of produce | Expect to open a cannery and other processing facilities. | Pineapple Processing Factory is now open |
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Meta | ||
| Fully updated | No | Yes |
Locations | ||
Location #xSspZoNt | ||
| Description | Situated in Bo, Sierra Leone | |
Data sources | ||
Data source #WhaPnzAi | ||
| File | ||
| Type | Media report | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | New Pineapple Processing Factory Opens in Bo District | |
| Date | 2022-06-15 | |
| Name | Ibrahim Hashim | |
| Organisation | sierra loaded. | |
Data source #SjKHis-y | ||
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| Type | Media report | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Labour minister wraps engagement with Sierra Tropical Ltd Stakeholders | |
| Date | 2023 | |
| Organisation | AYV News | |
Data source #2Kox1Jro | ||
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| Type | Media report | |
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| Keep PDF not public | No | |
| Publication title | Newly Commissioned Pineapple Processing Factory Starts Operations (Video) | |
| Date | 2022 | |
| Organisation | Sierraloaded | |
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