Sudan

Egypt seeks food and water security in Sudan
- AFP
- 27 Mar 2011
Sudanese officials have set aside 17,000 hectares of land in White Nile state for an Egyptian meat project.
Foreign investors grab land in Southern Sudan, aid group says
- Bloomberg
- 24 Mar 2011
Foreign investors are buying large tracts of land in Southern Sudan that add up to an area larger than Rwanda, threatening food supplies and stability in the region.
South Sudan threatened by land grab
- NPA
- 23 Mar 2011
Four months before South Sudan becomes an independant nation nine percent of the country has been targeted by investors, a Norwegian People's Aid report reveals.
South Sudan land grab threatens rights: report
- AFP
- 23 Mar 2011
Unregulated large-scale land acquisition in south Sudan by foreign companies threatens the rights of the people, with an area bigger than Rwanda earmarked for use by outside businesses, a report from Norwegian People's Aid warns.
King Abdullah initiative on agricultural investment abroad discussed at forum in Khartoum
- SPA
- 09 Mar 2011
Sudan is top of the list of countries selected for Saudi investments, says Undersecretary of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Agriculture
Agribusiness boom threatens key African wildlife migration
- Yale e360
- 07 Mar 2011
Karuturi's 15 John Deere tractors plough 500 hectares a day on its 300,000 land concession in the Gambella region of Ethiopia. This is land clearance on a gigantic scale.
S. Africa farmers shun Libya, target Sudan bananas, Egypt grapes
- Bloomberg
- 24 February 2011
South Africa’s biggest farmers union, Agri SA, said its members are seeking to expand into Egypt, Morocco and Sudan while putting plans to enter Libya on hold
Food: The big fright
- Qatar Today
- 23 February 2011
Qatar pursuing a "shared-benefits model" that meets the needs of investors and local communities in currently cultivated land areas where the yield gaps are large.
Land deals in Africa: What is in the contracts?
- IIED
- 01 February 2011
Report provides legal analysis of twelve land deals from different parts of Africa, and discusses the contractual issues for which public scrutiny is most needed.
How land grabs in Africa could herald a new dystopian age of hunger
- Guardian
- 28 January 2011
Africa is up for sale by the acre to the highest bidder. But how can rice exports from Ethiopia to Saudi Arabia be justified?
Iran's export of $44m farming gear to Sudan
- Tehran Times
- 17 January 2011
Iran plans to produce wheat and sugar in Sudan and is ready to transfer its agricultural expertise to the African country.
UAE has a long history of support for Sudan
- The National
- 05 January 2011
Abu Dhabi acquired 30,000 ha of Sudanese farmland last June through the ADFD to grow alfalfa, a crop used to feed cattle.