Dear all
I'm reaching out to all stakeholders of this scheme.
Some of you have already been informed by CHGS that a Voluntary Termination of the scheme has been proposed, and that it shall be passed upon approval of 3/4 in value of Growers present in the forthcoming General Meeting.
I find the following facts to be incredulous:
1) The GM is scheduled on 8/2/2013 i.e. the day before CNY reunion dinner. This restricts the attendance of many outstation growers who have to travel back to their respective hometowns. I find this rather suspicious as it is likely to reduce the number of attendees for the GM.
2) 10% of our investment shall be paid within 30 days, BUT 90% shall be spread over 2 years AND there may be NO GUARANTEE that we may be paid in full.
3) The "rationale" behind the termination is flimsy at best:
i) Soil Fertility - Was there not a proper soil investigation conducted prior to launching such schemes? Obviously, either such investigations were flawed or the company chose to overlook some risks/assumptions;
ii) Uncompromising Terrain - Did the site SUDDENLY become hilly which "affected the average number of palm stands that can be achieved"? Surely a feasibility study would have pointed that out before a single seed was planted.
I do not wish to pre-judge the GM but I have plenty of questions to ask. However, I fear the numbers may be few and far between. I therefore wish to spread the word of the importance of the meeting amongst growers and what is at stake.
for a ****.......... Beware!