The UAE delegation included representatives from Silal, Elite Agro Holding and Agthia Group. Emirati investments in Serbia now cover more than 600,000 hectares of farmland through projects led by companies including Al Dahra and Al Rawafed.
As Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf state's strategic farmland investments across Africa face a reality check
- New Lines Magazine
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17 Mar 2026
In Ethiopia and Mauritania, reports from community organizations highlight tensions where Elite Agro projects have displaced smallholders or restricted traditional grazing lands.
- Boycott UAE
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05 November 2025
A possible cooperation between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Indonesia on the so-called food estate program in Papua, which spans around 2 million hectares, is beginning to take shape as talks continue. Elite Agro -- an Emirati agriculture giant -- was among the companies that the Indonesian government had been negotiating with.
- Jakarta Globe
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29 November 2024
With scarce arable land and water resources, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia are expanding their agricultural diplomacy to improve food access and vying for agricultural cooperation with Africa
Elite Agro exploite des fermes localement et à travers une centaine de projets dans le monde, dont l'Afrique, pour satisfaire le marché emirati.
Serbian companies Industrija mesa Matijevic, Delta Holding, Almex DOO, Coric Agrar DOO and LoginEKO (owned by a married Slovenian couple), along with Al Dahra Holding LLC and Elite Agro LLC from the United Arab Emirates are currently the largest landowners in Serbia, according to a Forbes Serbia report.
The largest landowners in Serbia are Matijevic Meat Industry, Al Dahra (UAE), Delta Holding, Almex, Login EKO, Coric Agrar, Mile Blagojevic, Elite Agro (UAE), Al Rawafed (UAE) and Nicko, Forbes Serbia reports
- Beta Briefing
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22 February 2024
Indonesia's State-Owned Enterprise Minister Erick Thohir recently claimed that United Arab Emirates-based agriculture giant Elite Agro was looking to invest in Indonesia’s food estate project. Elite Agro currently farms in the UAE, Serbia, and Morocco.
- Jakarta Globe
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02 February 2024
Elite Agro Projects plans to establish a wheat farm in Ethiopia, where it already operates a flower farm.
Work is underway to boost cultivation area by five times to reach 1,900 hectares
- Kaleej Times
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26 April 2023
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