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09 Mar 2011Gulf News

Gulf states are following in the footsteps of China and looking beyond their shores to make heavy investments in agriculture

29 Sep 2010Bloomberg

Emirates Group starts search to buy food assets in Australia, New Zealand

Emirates Investments Group is looking to buy food and agricultural assets in Australia and New Zealand as global demand climbs, CEO Raza Jafar said.

24 May 2010Emirates Business 24/7

UAE takes rapid steps towards food security

The UAE has embarked on an overseas investment spree to ensure domestic food security in a country with miniscule arable area -- a spree that will only grow

28 Jan 2010stuff.co.nz

Dairy expertise exported in Middle East venture

An ambitious project pooling New Zealand's farming expertise has received a fillip from Emirates Investment Group. Through EIG, there are two large Pakistan projects on the cards, one involving a 35,000ha farm.

16 Nov 2009The National

When wise investing leads to full stomachs

Why produce a low-value crop such as wheat using expensive water when the FAO says the global wheat harvest will this year be second only to last year’s record?

26 Oct 2009Newsline

Giving away the family silver

If all these land deals will be beneficial to Pakistan in the long run, why is the government refusing to divulge the details of what is the citizens’ common property?

12 Sep 2009The National

Farmland investment fund is seeking more than Dh1bn

What started as a government drive to secure cheap food resource has now become a viable business model and many Gulf companies are venturing into agricultural investments to diversify their portfolios.

02 Sep 2009Daily Times

MoI to offer 7m acres of agri land to foreigners

Pakistan's Ministry of Investment has decided to offer more than 7 million acres of farmland for long-term investment to the Emirates Investment Group and others. China and Saudi Arabia are also interested.

08 Jun 2009Reuters

Gulf states show interest in Thai farms

A number of Gulf states have expressed interest in livestock and rice farming in Thailand to secure food supplies, a Thai official said on Monday. "The countries involved could be Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar or the UAE," he added.

18 May 2009Reuters

Pakistan opens more farmland to foreigners

Pakistan dramatically increased the amount of farmland open to foreign investors to six million acres, but will require outsiders to share half of their crop with local growers, Pakistan’s investment minister told Reuters.

16 May 2009The National

UAE companies eye projects in Pakistan

Investors from the UAE are considering a number of investments in Pakistan, despite escalating violence in the north-west of the country.

14 May 2009Daily Times

Pakistan: MoI decides to sell 1m acres of farmland to foreigners

Pakistan's Ministry of Investment has decided to offer one million acres of farmland for long-term investment or sale to foreigners, including the Emirates Investment Group.