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
The president also instructed the government to devise and implement suitable mechanisms to mitigate investment risks and assist investors, aiming to benefit both Egypt and its African partners
Le deuxième paragraphe de l'article 11 de la loi stipule qu'un investisseur étranger peut obtenir des terrains sans restriction à des fins d'investissement, conformément aux dispositions de la loi sur l'investissement.
Egypt approved an amendment to the Desert Land Law granting Arab investors the right to own lands on an equal footing with Egyptians.
The Minister of Agriculture stressed that investment in the agricultural sector is promising, and that the state is keen on creating a climate for local, Arab and foreign investors.
L'entreprise agroalimentaire émiratie Al Dahra est en pourparlers pour acquérir davantage de terres agricoles en Égypte - peut-être 210 000 hectares, qui s'ajouteraient aux 105 000 hectares déjà acquis
Emirati agribusiness Al Dahra is in talks to acquire 210,000 ha of agricultural land in Toshka, southern Egypt.
Health of Mother Earth Foundation says proposed agriculture investment by Egypt is about turning Nigerian farmers into farmhands and making them become cheap disposable labour to produce food for Egypt.
Ogun State Governor says the Government of Egypt is in talks to establish plantations in the Ogun Agro Processing Zone to grow crops for export as part of its Food Security Plan.
Rural sociologist Saker El Nour discusses the complex power dynamics between main actors within land reclamation projects in Egypt.
Egypt has agreed with Sudan to study a plan to grow crops together on Sudanese land within the framework of economic cooperation between the two countries.
Companies from countries across the world have acquired fertile Nile-irrigated land for growing food crops, non-food agricultural commodities such as alfalfa, flowers, tobacco, and biofuels, rearing livestock and logging trees.