Company HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd.
Company profile HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd. is a limited liability individual enterprise. The company is registered with the Ministry of Commerce with an initial registered capital of KHR 20,000,000. The company plans to invest USD 40,000,000 to cover the initial planting (civil construction, procurement, production and business operations) during the first 10 years of the development of the agro-industry farm.
Registration investment capital KHR 20,000,000
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Director Ong Bee Huat
Director residence Singapore
Company address No. P17, Pleasure Road, Sangkat Sras Chak, Khan Russey Keo, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia
Status of the EIA reports Environmental and Social Impact Assessment
State agency Ministry of Environment
Site It is located in the village of Trapeang Chor and Sangke Satob commune, Oral district, Kampong Speu province. The concession can be accessed from Dambong Vinh Village, Chrok Teak Village, Chumnob and Trang Pongro Village, which is located 3-5km east of the concession, on the road to the Dambong Vinh village in Kampong Speu province with difficult road condition to travel.
Village Not found
Commune Trapeang Chor and Sangke Satob
District Oral
Province Kampong Speu
Contract duration Not found
Size in Hectare 9985ha
Type of concession Agro-industry development (corn)
EIA company Green Consultancy Firm
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Relevants law Law on Environmental Protection and Natural Resource Management, Sub-decree on Environmental Impact Assessment, Sub-decree on Water Pollution Control, Sub-decree on Solid Waste Management, Land Law, Law on Water Resources Management in the Kingdom Cambodia
Revenues and expenditures Capital to be invested in agro-industrial projects, corn industry, and processing costs for the first 10 years of 2009-2018 are estimated to cost a total of USD 49,900,410. The total cost of operating the project is USD 36,712,400, which includes labor costs, planting, crop maintenance, harvesting, transportation, processing costs and renewal costs. The initial planting budget is set to be approximately USD 8,718,570 and USD 4,469,440 for non-tax fixed costs. Net Income / Profit is estimated to be in the 10th year of USD 430,976. In the 11th year, net profit is about USD 3.38, and in the 12th year it is about USD 4.54 million and USD 7.99 million in revenue in the 20th year.
Social alnd environmental impacts Impacts on the environment (medium to long term): Pre-clearing operations, cultivation and harvesting operations. Social Impact (short and medium term): Will impact the livelihood of people in Sangke Satob commune and Trapeang Chor commune, Oral district, Kampong Speu province by losing access to the forest products they have previously received from natural resource in the area that would have to be invested by a company. In particular, they lost the ranch (cow - buffalo pasture) and will affect the community forest land on which they have always depended.
Employment opportunity The project will need a workforce of 1,062 people during the first year and increase to 1,777 people in the fifth year. From sixth to tenth year, the company plans to recruit 1,705-1,905 staffs.
Public participation Public consultation with provincial, district, commune, village, and other related community.The members who participated in the consultation were the Governor of Kampong Speu, the Deputy Governor, the Secretary General, the Deputy Chief, the Deputy Chief of the Cabinet, the Director of the Department of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, the Provincial Department of Environment, the Deputy Director of the Provincial Agriculture Department. Oul district deputy governor, Oral office and 26 commune chiefs on October 26 and November 16, 2009. The Green consultancy firm team also visited Sangke Satob Commune and Trapeang Chor Commune for discussion and consultation with village chiefs, village development council members and community members living in the project area on 24-31 months. In October 2009, there were 313 attendees.
Land converted from The 9,985 hectares of agro-industrial plantation (corn) is located in the sustainable use area of ??Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary, Kampong Speu Province. On the site of the concession, there were villagers who did not require their resettlement and evicted them.
Environmental management plan According to the management measures mentioned in the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment Report and the environmental management plan for agro-industrial development - corn and other crops - the project owner is responsible for managing the project's environment. Whereas the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (Technical Working Group of the Secretariat of Economic Land Concessions), the authorities directly monitor and evaluate the implementation of project owners.
Development plan (1)Providing clean water to the community (2)The company plans to repair and build road in rural area with a plan of at least 1500-2000m/year within 5 years to facilitate travel and transport (3)Local school construction and renovation project provides many opportunities for students to get full education (4)Establishment of village health posts for the purpose of improving the health of the whole community (5)Build ponds and local irrigation systems for farmers to use to ensure maximum agricultural production.
Mitigation strategies The company uses the Emergency Environmental Assessment Chart (RFA-Rapid Environmental Assessment Checklist - Environmental Assessment Guideline, ADB-2003). The evaluation emphasizes a number of issues: (1) physical resources, (2) ecological resources (cover and density of forests, wildlife trade value), (3) social resources, (4) health, employment and safety plans, (5) regional impacts (6) Cumulative Impact (7) Additional Impacts Assessment Requirement. As the ecological resources in the concession area are severely degraded and the corn crop development project has high economic potential, this project is considered as a low-risk multidimensional Category C project.
Environmental and social funds The total budget planned for the implementation of the Environmental Management Plan during the first phase of development project is USD 669,550.00. The budget shall be used for: (1) implementation of the Environmental Management Plan
(2) monitoring and evaluating the implementation of the Environmental Management Plan. The plan contributes to the development of the company's local community, totaling USD 34,400, improving access to public services.
EIA publication year 2009

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[Draft] Environmental and social impact assessment: Agro-industry project of HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd in Kampong Speu province, Cambodia
HLH Agriculture (Cambodia) Co.,Ltd. is a limited liability individual enterprise. The company is registered with the Ministry of Commerce with an initial registered capital of KHR 20,000,000. The company plans to invest USD 40,000,000 to cover the initial planting (civil construction, procurement, production and business operations) during the first 10 years of the development of the agro-industry farm.