The UAE's agribusiness giant Al Dahra will operate 40,000 ha of farmland in collaboration with Angola's Ministry of Agriculture and another 30,000 ha with the state-owned GESTERRA.
Ce documentaire de Nate Halverson enquête sur l'achat secret de terres agricoles par des multinationales et des États, révélant des enjeux politiques et environnementaux à l'échelle mondiale
The Kenyan government has awarded sections of the 250,000-acre irrigation scheme to three firms: Selu Africa Limited, Nyumbani Foundation, and Al Dahra of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Canarias negocia un acuerdo con la multinacional emiratí Al Dahra Agricultural Company, que según organizaciones "Se trata de un modelo que entrega tierras y agua, escasas y disputadas en un archipélago que ya depende de 90% de importaciones"
The "Green Pakistan Initiative" is fast tracking Gulf agribusiness deals. Saudi & UAE firms are investing billions in Pakistani farmland, while local communities warn of land grabs & water shortages.
Near the edge of the Sahara Desert, in Egypt’s West Minya, Chinese drillers bore deep into the earth, tapping groundwater to irrigate a once 500-hectare stretch of desert – now home to the world’s largest beet sugar factory, owned by UAE investors.
Madagascar's Minister of Foreign Affairs tells UAE business leaders that "with 36 million hectares of arable land, there is immense potential for agribusiness and agricultural transformation” in her country
President William Ruto has defended the government’s decision to partner with three private firms in the revival of the multi-billion-shilling Galana Kulalu irrigation project.
Benue State has secured funding for a 1000-hectare fodder project which is for export to the United Arab Emirates, and they plan to increase that to 6,000 hectares within the next 2 to 3 years.
The UAE-supported project aims to grow a specially bred sugarcane variety for aviation biofuel on 70,000 hectares of farmland in Brazil
Al Dahra Group is interested in 180,000 acres. Selu Ltd, another private party has eyes on 20,000. Currently, NIA has 10,000 acres under irrigation with plans to add another 10,000 in the medium term.
A UAE aquaculture company linked to the ruling Al-Maktoum family of Dubai has agreed to develop an aquaculture farm and research centre in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh at an initial cost of $461 million.
