Company name
Agropecuaria El Siglo, S.A. ("El Siglo" or the "Company")
Project number
GU3829A-01
Category B projects have potential environmental and/or social impacts and risks that are less adverse than those of a Category A and which are generally limited to the project site, largely reversible and can be mitigated via measures that are readily available and feasible to implement in the context of the operation.
E&S category
B
Country
Guatemala
Sector
Agribusiness
Status
In implementation
Disclosed date
07/07/2016
Projected date at which a project will be put forward for the Board of Executive Directors’ approval.
Projected board date
08/09/2016
Approval date
12/23/2016
Signed date
03/09/2018
Sponsoring entity
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Investment Operations Department Contact
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Investment type
Syndicated amount
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Financing amount
USD $ 5,000,000
Currency
USD
Project scope and objective
El Siglo is dedicated to planting, harvesting and commercializing bananas and plantains. Currently, El Siglo has 600 hectares of banana plantation and 200 hectares of plantain plantation, located on farms equipped with irrigation systems, aerial cable systems to transfer the fruit to the packing plants and four fruit packing plants. The Company’s production is mainly sold to Compañía Bananera Independiente S.A. (“Cobigua”), under the Chiquita brand, through long-term agreements.
The objective of this operation is to finance the cultivation of 475 hectares of bananas to be sold to Cobigua through a long-term purchase agreement (the "Project"). The total project cost is US$10,450 million, excluding the cost of land, since the latter will lease to a related company.
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PHONE
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ADDRESS
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Environmental and social review
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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL REVIEW SUMMARY
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