UAE in talks to buy more African land to aid food security
- AGBI
- 31 January 2024
With 56 deals under its belt, the UAE has 14 more farmland acquisition deals in the pipeline in 2024, mainly in Africa
With 56 deals under its belt, the UAE has 14 more farmland acquisition deals in the pipeline in 2024, mainly in Africa
Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces threatens Gulf states which have invested tens of billions of dollars in Sudan for the production of crops and animal fodder, in addition to livestock rearing, for their own food security
The Nubian Desert in north-eastern Sudan might not be anyone’s idea of promising farmland, but the Agriculture Investment Holding Company (Ethmar) Ltd, a joint venture between Royal Group of Abu Dhabi and DAL Group, Sudan’s biggest conglomerate, is investing $225m to change all that on over 105,000 hectares.
Le projet comprendra une zone industrielle, un aéroport international et une zone agricole couvrant environ 167 000 hectares. 35% de ses bénéfices nets devraient revenir à l’Etat soudanais.
Sudan signed an agreement with a group led by the UAE's AD Ports Group and Invictus Investment to build and operate the Abu Amama port and economic zone on the Red Sea - including a 168,000 ha agriculture zone - with a $6-billion investment.
Farmers in the El Gezira and El Managil Agricultural Scheme are considering forming a union to address land issues, seven years after the Farmers Union was disbanded by the Al Bashir regime in Sudan.
Habrá muchos más enfrentamientos entre las poblaciones locales y los considerados nuevos terratenientes globales, según el Financial Times
Des accords controversés sont toujours en cours. Elite Agro, un grand propriétaire terrien de Serbie, basé à Abu Dhabi, a signé un accord pour des terres agricoles à Madagascar. African Agriculture (AAGR), basée aux États-Unis, a de grands projets pour la culture de la luzerne au Sénégal et a signé à la fin de l’année dernière des accords pour des terres au Niger.
Turkey is revisiting a plan it started in 2016 but failed to execute leasing farmland in Sudan to grow sufficient food for home consumption and export.
Le projet comprend une zone agricole de 168 000 ha où seront cultivés et transformés la luzerne, le blé, le coton, le sésame et d'autres cultures
Sudan recently signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Arab Emirates for a large agricultural project linked by a road to a new port to be built on the Red Sea, the Sudanese Finance Minister said.
Le Soudan a signé un accord avec les Emirats arabes unis sur un « grand » projet agricole relié par une route à un nouveau port qui sera construit sur la mer Rouge, a annoncé le ministre soudanais des Finances
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