This investment was made when British International Investment was named CDC Group.
Ramanas Farms is a plantation forest company with operations located in South Africa. The company owns a total property base of approximately 8,300 hectares, of which 4,600 hectares are eucalyptus, 1,400 hectares are pine and 2,300 hectares are conservation. The plantation mainly produces transmission poles and mining timber.
Key facts
- Status:
- Active
- Region
:
Since 2012, we’ve only invested in Africa and South Asia. Investments outside these regions are from our pre-2012 portfolio.
- Africa, Southern Africa
- Countries:
- South Africa
- Sector
:
We have seven priority sectors. However, we continue to invest outside these sectors, largely in the most challenging regions, as new investment supporting any sector helps to underpin the private sector, and create jobs and livelihoods for people.
- Manufacturing
- Investment type
:
We provide capital in three broad ways: direct equity, debt, and intermediated equity (principally through investment funds).
- Intermediated investment
- Fund:
- GEF Africa Sustainable Forestry Fund LP
- Fund Manager:
- Global Environment Facility
- Start date
:
For direct investments, this is the date British International Investment committed capital to the business or project.
For funds, this is the date that British International Investment committed capital to the fund.
For underlying fund investments, this is the date that the fund invested capital into the business.e
- June 2013
- Domicile
:
This is the investee company’s place of incorporation; or a fund’s jurisdiction.
- South Africa
