UAE

La ruée vers la terre
- JDD
- 30 November 2013
Le Kenya est le pays où a commencé cette ruée vers les terres fertiles africaines. Le sujet y reste tabou quand il n'est pas un instrument politique. Reportage du JDD.
Jenaan changes Egypt strategy to wheat for local market
- Reuters
- 25 November 2013
Jenaan, which has agricultural investments from Spain to Ethiopia, said it changed its policy in part because it had been losing money in Egypt and in part due to advice from the government of Abu Dhabi.
Les investisseurs arabes à l’assaut de la Serbie : illusion ou réalité ?
- Radio Slobodna Evropa
- 03 September 2013
Rachat de la JAT, devenue Air Serbia, par Etihad, investissements massifs de la compagnie Al-Dahra en Voïvodine : les Émirats arabes unis sont en passe de devenir le premier investisseur étranger en Serbie. D’où vient un tel emballement ?
Key partner in UAE's food security strategy looks to Latin America
- The National
- 05 August 2013
Al Dahra Agriculture, a private-sector partner of the UAE Government in securing key food staples, is targeting investments in coffee and sugar plantations in Brazil, Colombia and Chile, said the company's vice chairman.
Ten wheat and rice silos that can feed the UAE for six months
- The National
- 04 August 2013
As well as plans to build silos to store key commodities, the Government's approach includes partnering private sector players such as Al Dahra Agriculture to secure overseas land.
UAE minister calls for overhaul of agriculture investment rules
- The National
- 03 May 2013
Global rules for investment in agriculture need to be overhauled, Sultan Al Mansouri, the UAE Minister of Economy, said yesterday, as signs emerge of rising barriers to the flow of investment around the world.
UAE moots the idea of agricultural free zones in Africa
- Gulf News
- 02 May 2013
Hesham Al Shirawi, Chairman of Economic Zones World, mooted the idea of establishing free zones for agri-business in Africa during the Africa Global Business Forum 2013. The establishment of corn farms is also a lucrative business proposition, he added.
Dubai needs food from Africa
- Halal Focus
- 15 April 2013
Pressed on which countries in Africa would be suitable food sources, Hisham Abdullah Al Shirawi, the chairman of Economic Zones World, says the test would be countries where water was in abundance and which were not spoilt by strife.
Change of tactic to guard UAE food supply
- The National
- 28 Mar 2013
"The UAE is looking not just at land [acquisitions] but developing the whole supply chain," says Nicholas Lodge, managing partner at Clarity, a consultancy that advises on investments in agricultural industries.
Al-Dahra to invest $400m in Serbian agriculture
- Reuters
- 28 Mar 2013
Abu Dhabi-based firm Al-Dahra agreed to invest $ 400 million to buy eight Serbian farm companies and develop them to grow and process food and fodder for export, in the biggest investment in Serbian agriculture for decades.
New Zealand to assist UAE in food security issue
- Gulf News
- 24 January 2013
New Zealand Minister of Foreign Affairs says his country can be a logical partner for resource-rich Gulf countries as a producer of food in places like Africa, where experts say half of the potential agricultural land is under-utilised.
Al Dahra Agriculture signs EUR300 million agreement with Serbian Government
- WAM
- 14 January 2013
The intended aim is to meet Abu Dhabi's vision and strategy for long-term food security.