CBL has a 49% shareholding in Mawecro Farming with the balance owned by the Mawewe community. Mawecro leases land from the Mawewe CPA which includes approximately 1 918Ha of irrigated cane and 486 Ha of banana orchards. Watch video.

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Libcro was formed in 2008 as a community partnership with the Libuyile community to farm land near Malelane acquired by the community via the land restitution process. Since then the farm has been substantially replanted and with the addition of further farms and now comprises 1 029 Ha under cane.

This farm is of great historical significance to the CBL group. After Samuel Crookes married Fanny Landers in 1866 they consolidated smaller farms in the Mpambanyoni river valley into the greater Mpambanyoni farm as we know it today. This property became the backbone to the sugar cane farming and milling operation of the company. Today the farm comprises 493 Ha of dryland sugarcane.

Komati Farms, comprises 69 Ha of cane near the Libcro Farming operations.

The first investment in Eswatini was made by CBL way back in 1957. Today this Estate has 2 395 Ha under irrigated cane located on the banks of the Usuthu River. Bananas are now being planted on a portion of the farm. The farm is a significant contributor to the regional economy.

CBL acquired the Zambian Farm in 2009. The farm consists of 429 Ha of highly productive cane. At the time of acquisition, it was intended that the farm would be the first step in establishing a much larger cane farming operation in Zambia, but no suitable expansion opportunities have been identified.