East Africa-Middle East invest in farmland
    To lure investment dollars, the Sudan government has removed import duties on agricultural equipment being imported into the country.
    • Farming UK
    • 16 January 2009
    Investment Minister for capitalizing relations with UAE
    Senator Waqar said that a new investment policy for the next 10 years is on cards which would be prepared with the consultation of private sector.
    • Daily Mail
    • 15 January 2009
    Kenya defends plans to parcel out 40,000 hectares to Qatar
    Most of the produce from the proposed project, mainly vegetables and fruits, would be exported to the Gulf. Questions have been raised on why the Government has chosen to lease the land instead of engaging local farmers to boost food security in the country.
    • Daily Nation
    • 11 January 2009
    Vision 3 Alliance holds inaugural board meeting
    Vision 3, an alliance formed by Gulf Finance House, Ithmaar Bank and Abu Dhabi Investment House, announced the make up of its board at its inaugural meeting yesterday.
    • Arab News
    • 09 January 2009
    Investments by UAE in Egypt reach $2.9 billion
    Egypt will receive a number of UAE delegations next month to discuss proposals involving agriculture, land reclamation and the food industry in southern Egypt, as well as infrastructure and renewable energy projects.
    • Emirates Business 24/7
    • 08 January 2009
    Madgascar, Kenya question widsom of foreign land deals
    Such blockbuster deals neglect to take into consideration the true interests of the farmers
    • Global Voices
    • 21 December 2008
    Indonesia looks to Middle East, Gulf oil-rich investors
    The government aims to net more investment from Middle East oil state main players next year, in particular in the agricultural sector, despite the global economic downturn, says a government official.
    • The Jakarta Post, Jakarta
    • 19 December 2008
    Arabs to buy WA land?
    Agriculture Department denies a recent WA trade delegation visit to several Middle Eastern countries was to promote selling WA agricultural land for grain and livestock.
    • Farm Weekly
    • 17 December 2008
    Minister backs Arab farm deals
    Agriculture Minister Terry Redman says Western Australia should embrace moves by Arab interests in the Middle East to buy prime Wheatbelt farmland to secure their future food supplies. Two groups from the Middle East are due to visit the State early next year as they consider investments of up to $1 billion in cropping, sheep and dairy production in WA.
    • The West
    • 16 December 2008
    Mideast nations eye $1bln Australian cropland
    "They're not talking about $2 or $3 million, they're talking about $20 million to up to $1 billion of investment in big projects," Peter Metcalfe, the director of grain industry development for Western Australia, said in an interview.
    • Reuters
    • 12 December 2008
    Gulf nations eye farmland in Australia
    Middle Eastern countries flush with oil funds want to invest up to $1bn in Australian farmland as they extend a drive for food security to the world’s second-largest wheat exporter, a grains official said yesterday.
    • Reuters
    • 12 December 2008
    Rich countries launch great land grab to safeguard food supply
    Rich governments and corporations are triggering alarm for the poor as they buy up the rights to millions of hectares of agricultural land in developing countries in an effort to secure their own long-term food supplies.
    • The Guardian
    • 22 November 2008

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