UAE

UAE, Saudi eye more farmland leasing overseas
- Reuters
- 24 November 2010
The UAE and Saudi Arabia will continue to invest in acquiring farmland abroad as part of their strategy to secure food supplies.
UAE keen to import Bulgarian food
- Novinite
- 24 November 2010
The Abu Dhabi Development Fund eyes the opportunity to invest in Bulgarian agriculture.
UAE remains vulnerable to high food price
- Emirates 24/7
- 23 November 2010
Sudanese officials say the “Zayed Project” is among the largest farm ventures launched by the UAE in Sudan, with investment of $60 million.
Abu Dhabi moves to secure food supply
- Zawya.com
- 17 November 2010
Abu Dhabi Sources will be going up against well established trading houses, including Glencore, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus.
Action pledged on soaring food prices
- The National
- 04 November 2010
UAE pursuing agriculture investments abroad to "guarantee the continuous availability of products with competitive prices."
UAE has over 2,800 sq km in Sudan farms
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 13 October 2010
The UAE controls more than 2,800 square kilometers [280,000 ha] in farms in Sudan -- more than triple the area of Bahrain -- as a result of its decision to invest in agricultural projects in fertile Arab nations to slash its soaring food import bill
Algeria seeks investment in key economic sectors
- Khaleej Times
- 13 October 2010
UAE investors are pumping huge funds into the agricultural sector given the availability of vast arable lands and water and production inputs along with a large market which can serve as a gateway to European and African markets.
Emirates Group starts search to buy food assets in Australia, New Zealand
- Bloomberg
- 29 September 2010
Emirates Investments Group is looking to buy food and agricultural assets in Australia and New Zealand as global demand climbs, CEO Raza Jafar said.
UN casts eye on GCC's farmland investment
- Bahrain Tribune
- 07 September 2010
Abu Dhabi finalises scheme to purchase 29,400 hectares of land in Sudan
Emirates seek overseas feed supply
- Al Dahra
- 16 August 2010
Abu Dhabi’s Al Dahra Agricultural Company is halfway through a plan involving more than 60,700 hectares of farmland in Europe, the US, south Asia and north Africa to boost the UAE’s food security.
Sudan woos investors to put $1bn in farming
- Financial Times
- 11 August 2010
Sudan is seeking to attract at least $1bn of capital for its agricultural sector from Arab and Asian investment groups, which are turning to Africa in search of new food supplies as their governments try to manage the impact of commodity price inflation.
UAE company to invest in Bulgarian agriculture
- Standard News
- 23 July 2010
UAE-based investment company Al Barakah has shown interest in developing agriculture and farming projects in Bulgaria.

Who's involved?

Whos Involved?

Carbon land deals

Dataset on land deals for carbon plantations

Events

25 Mar 2025 - Online
Landless Voices: Land & Climate

05 May 2025 - Washington DC, US
World Bank Land Conference 2025: Securing Land Tenure and Access for Climate Action: Moving from Awareness to Action