The Ministry’s Permanent Secretary confirms that the 5,000 acres in Tonkolili and 250 acres in Kono cost the project some Fifty Million Leones (Le50,000,000) in compensation payments to land owners.

The Ministry is currently working to set up Project Management Teams for the various farms.

Next stage will be recruitment of young people to work in the farms.

Similarly, the Ministry plans to acquire farm lands in Koinadugu and Kono before the year ends.