Jenaan to plant $500m venture
    Abu Dhabi's Jenaan Investment owns and leases properties in Egypt and Sudan, as well as leasing land in Tanzania, Ethiopia and the US.
    • The National
    • 25 November 2010
    UAE, Saudi eye more farmland leasing overseas
    The UAE and Saudi Arabia will continue to invest in acquiring farmland abroad as part of their strategy to secure food supplies.
    • Reuters
    • 24 November 2010
    UAE keen to import Bulgarian food
    The Abu Dhabi Development Fund eyes the opportunity to invest in Bulgarian agriculture.
    • Novinite
    • 24 November 2010
    UAE remains vulnerable to high food price
    Sudanese officials say the “Zayed Project” is among the largest farm ventures launched by the UAE in Sudan, with investment of $60 million.
    • Emirates 24/7
    • 23 November 2010
    Abu Dhabi moves to secure food supply
    Abu Dhabi Sources will be going up against well established trading houses, including Glencore, Cargill and Louis Dreyfus.
    • Zawya.com
    • 17 November 2010
    Action pledged on soaring food prices
    UAE pursuing agriculture investments abroad to "guarantee the continuous availability of products with competitive prices."
    • The National
    • 04 November 2010
    UAE has over 2,800 sq km in Sudan farms
    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
    • Emirates Business 24/7
    • 13 October 2010
    Algeria seeks investment in key economic sectors
    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.
    • Khaleej Times
    • 13 October 2010
    Emirates Group starts search to buy food assets in Australia, New Zealand
    Emirates Investments Group is looking to buy food and agricultural assets in Australia and New Zealand as global demand climbs, CEO Raza Jafar said.
    • Bloomberg
    • 29 September 2010
    UN casts eye on GCC's farmland investment
    Abu Dhabi finalises scheme to purchase 29,400 hectares of land in Sudan
    • Bahrain Tribune
    • 07 September 2010
    Emirates seek overseas feed supply
    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.
    • Al Dahra
    • 16 August 2010
    Sudan woos investors to put $1bn in farming
    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.
    • Financial Times
    • 11 August 2010

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