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Deal #7350 Version #79274

Cambodia

Created at

2019-10-30

Last update

2021-11-26

Last full update

2023-06-10

Land area

Size under contract (leased or purchased area)

[2011-09-22] 9000.0 ha
[2012-05-01] 5305.0 ha
[2019-03-01, current] 3128.0 ha

Comment on land area

First size reduction was caused by Directive 01BB issued in May 2012 by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Second size reduction happened in March 2019 due to a request by Ratanakiri’s governor for Cambodian agriculture ministry to return 742 hectares of customary land wrongly included in HAGL’s agricultural land concessions.

Intention of investment

[current] Non-food agricultural commodities

Comment on intention of investment

For agro-industry and rubber plantation under economic land concession scheme.

Nature of the deal

Concession

Negotiation status

[2011-09-22, current] Concluded (Contract signed)

Implementation status

[current] In operation (production)

Comment on implementation status

In September 2015, Hoang Anh Gia Lai reached an agreement with the communities to halt any further clearance or development of the concessions as well as the return of the undeveloped lands to the affected communities.