Romania

Il est désormais clair qu’African Agriculture ne tiendra pas ses promesses de « développement » de la région. Sur son lit de mort, l’entreprise doit restituer ses terres aux communautés du Sénégal, du Niger et de Mauritanie.

The downfall of US-based firm African Agriculture is being closely watched by Senegalese communities who have struggled for years for the return of their lands.

The Agricost Farm in Romania, covering an incredible 57,000 hectares of land, was purchased from a Romanian businessman by UAE-based Al Dahra investment in 2018.

A military drone fell in the Big Island of Brăilei, in the area of the Filipoiu Farm within the Al-Dahra Agricost holding. The incident is considered by specialists to be the most serious for Romania since the beginning of the war launched by Russia against Ukraine.

The Gabiro Agribusiness Hub est un projet du gouvernement avec l’entreprise israélienne Netafim dont la première phase prévoit l’exploitation de 5 600 hectares de terres agricoles par des investisseurs étrangers et locaux

Seven firms from different countries are expected to invest more than Rwf53 billion in large-scale commercial farming within the 15,600 hectare, Gabiro Agribusiness Hub.

With 56 deals under its belt, the UAE has 14 more farmland acquisition deals in the pipeline in 2024, mainly in Africa

With these acquisitions, Vectr Holdings’ farming operations in Romania now encompass roughly 27,000 hectares of agricultural land.

A partnership between UAE agribusiness, Al Dahra, and Danish climate agtech company, Agreena, will see the largest consolidated arable farm in the European Union transition to regenerative agriculture.

Danish investors from the Romania Farm Invest bought a farm of 1,370 hectares in Romania for EUR 10 million through one of their companies registered here – JD Agro Cocora.

En Mauritanie, l’exécutif a conclu le vendredi 16 décembre un accord d’investissement de 30 millions $ avec l’entreprise agroalimentaire américaine African Agriculture Inc., filiale de Global Commodities Ltd de Frank Timis, au profit du groupement des agriculteurs de la commune de Boghé.

La délégation s’est entretenue avec les autorités locales, élus et les coopératives agricoles autour des questions foncières, sujet important dans le processus d’investissement.