UAE

Dubai Investments and E20 Investment, an Abu Dhabi-based agribusiness investment company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop 3,750 Ha of agricultural land in Angola, espeically for rice and avocados

Fighting between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces threatens Gulf states which have invested tens of billions of dollars in Sudan for the production of crops and animal fodder, in addition to livestock rearing, for their own food security

Le gouvernement mauritanien a accordé 2.000 hectares de terres agricoles dans la wilaya du Trarza à la société emiratie AL DHAFRA pour la production céréalière, maraîchaire, fourragere et laitière

The agreement between Mauritania and Al Dhafra Company includes 2,000 hectares of agricultural land in the state of Ataraza to cultivate grains, fruits and vegetables, as well as fodder crops.

The Nubian Desert in north-eastern Sudan might not be anyone’s idea of promising farmland, but the Agriculture Investment Holding Company (Ethmar) Ltd, a joint venture between Royal Group of Abu Dhabi and DAL Group, Sudan’s biggest conglomerate, is investing $225m to change all that on over 105,000 hectares.

Worsening drought has focused new attention on a Saudi-owned dairy company and whether Arizona should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.

Work is underway to boost cultivation area by five times to reach 1,900 hectares

Recent farmland purchases by Chinese, Middle Eastern, and other foreign government investors have raised concerns about food exports being prioritized over domestic consumption.

Elite Agro, la empresa emirati que dispone de una red importante de tierras agricolas principalement en Europa, Africa y Asia, participó en la discusión sobre oportunidades comerciales en el campo de la seguridad alimentaria

A delegation of UAE government and business leaders, including Elite Agro, recently visited Mexico to discuss investments and commercial opportunities in the field of food security

A subsidiary of UAE financial firm Talc Investments has acquired a large plot of land in the heart of previously well-known banana territories in the province of Somaliland.

Angola's Minister of Agriculture presented projects for large-scale agriculture to the UAE's Al Dahra Group and Elite Agro, while in the UAE on a six day visit.