UAE

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.

Worsening drought has focused new attention on a Saudi-owned dairy company and whether Arizona should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.

Work is underway to boost cultivation area by five times to reach 1,900 hectares

Recent farmland purchases by Chinese, Middle Eastern, and other foreign government investors have raised concerns about food exports being prioritized over domestic consumption.

Elite Agro, la empresa emirati que dispone de una red importante de tierras agricolas principalement en Europa, Africa y Asia, participó en la discusión sobre oportunidades comerciales en el campo de la seguridad alimentaria

A delegation of UAE government and business leaders, including Elite Agro, recently visited Mexico to discuss investments and commercial opportunities in the field of food security

A subsidiary of UAE financial firm Talc Investments has acquired a large plot of land in the heart of previously well-known banana territories in the province of Somaliland.

Angola's Minister of Agriculture presented projects for large-scale agriculture to the UAE's Al Dahra Group and Elite Agro, while in the UAE on a six day visit.

"We came to the conclusion that Kurdistan has fertile land suitable for investment in agriculture and planting," says the head of a delegation from the Emirati Al Abrar Company.

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.

This article traces the ways the UAE utilises the private sector, agribusiness and logistics firms, alongside military power, to achieve so-called food security.