[Draft] Completed environmental and social impact assessment (ESIA) for Agro-industrial plantation in Kratie Province

• Cambodia

• Agriculture
• Economic land concessions and plantations
• Social land concessions

• Dau Tu Saigon-Binh Phuoc (SBK)

• Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries

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• Khmer

• Kratie

Metadata last updated on 2021-07-20. For inquiries contact: Open Development Cambodia, Email: contact@opendevcam.net, Website: http://www.opendevcam.net Address: 43 St. 208, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The company has headquarter in Trapeang Sre village, Pi Thnou commune, Snoul district, Kratie province, Kingdom of Cambodia. Tel: (855) 97 160 999 / (855) 12 776 047

The main goal of this land concession investment is to contribute to the sustainable development of the agricultural economy and to reduce the poverty of the Cambodian people by investing in restoring and increasing agricultural production by developing rubber plantations to increase economic efficiency. The objectives of this investment project are as follows: - Increase agricultural productivity on deforested land in concession areas through the development of agro-industrial rubber plantations. - Expand forest cover lost by previous anarchic deforestation, replacing rubber forest to increase the amount of forest cover to protect the natural environment in the concession area. - Contribute to rural economic development, increase income for people living near land concessions in order to reduce poverty in accordance with the policy of the Royal Government of Cambodia. - Promote the processing of agricultural products, especially rubber products and other products such as cashews for domestic demand and export, etc.

About 1,044 workers, technicians and managers will be employed in the first year and increased to 1,825 in the fifth year. From the sixth to the tenth year, the company plans to employ more than 1,521 people.

Cambodian workers who have already been recruited by the company, the company plans to train more technical skills in 1-3 months or more, depending on the need. Workers have the opportunity to study at the plantation site with technical experts by hands-on experience.

• Prepare an environmental team for the implementation of this plan
• Develop a clear action plan for environmental protection
• Equipped with health protection equipment, hazards and modern machinery in a technical manner
• Prevent accidents due to project activities on natural and social resources
• Cooperate with professional institutions to inspect the technical location and accept any technical modifications that the specialist requires.

• Companies and local authorities must inform people living near land concessions about investment objectives that can contribute to national economic development, rural development, access to infrastructure, roads, schools, health centers, and special employment opportunities. Increasing the family economy in line with the Royal Government's poverty reduction policy.
• In order to reduce the impact and disruption to the occupation and livelihood of the people, the company must determine a small area after the study of the inter-ministerial working group by cutting off a large number of people's land. For the remaining land area of ​​the people in the project area, the company will make the compensation agreed upon and accepted by both parties.
• The company must give priority to local people to work in the project area before hiring people from outside. - The workers who join the project will receive a decent wage, along with other benefits during the holidays.

The company plans to spend an additional ​of USD 30,000 per year on environmental resources and USD 25,000 per year for social.