Morocco

Gabon-Maroc : Ali Bongo Ondimba ouvre le Gabon-Vert aux investisseurs
- Infos Gabon
- 24 April 2013
Le Gabon Vert, fort de ses 5 millions d’hectares cultivables, est ouvert aux investisseurs.
The scramble for African land (1)
- Leadership
- 09 August 2012
"Today, all patriotic Africans are weeping when they see how African governments are giving out African lands, dispossessing the African people of their ancestral land, for practically next to nothing, in the name of attracting foreign investors!", writes Abba Mahmood
Mohammed VI plus riche que les émirs du Qatar et du Koweït
- Le Temps d'Algérie
- 26 February 2012
le roi est propriétaire de vastes exploitations agricoles, notamment sur les terres les plus fertiles du Sahara occidental. Leurs produits sont écoulés sur le marché européen à la faveur de l´Accord agricole renouvelé, la semaine dernière, avec l´Union européenne, et sous forme de monopole sur le marché local.
GCC expansion: More Gulf food security?
- Zawya
- 24 October 2011
In the face of growing economies and rising populations, food security is fast becoming a critical issue for GCC countries. Socio-political problems that arise from food price inflation and some related unrest witnessed in many countries of the Arab world have also created an added sense of urgency.
Divergent views emerge on GCC expansion plan
- Arab News
- 12 May 2011
The GCC states, debating the possible inclusion of Jordan and Morocco, can tap into the large swaths of fertile agricultural lands of both nations says Abdul Hadi Al-Habtoor
Gulf Merchant Bank set to drive forward investment in Moroccan aquaculture industry
- AME info
- 30 January 2011
Gulf Merchant Bank launches aquaculture fund and acquires 400ha land concession.
El Parlamento Europeo defiende que los productos agrarios de terceros países cumplan las mismas condiciones que los nuestros
- Diario Digital Agrario
- 26 January 2011
También cuestiona el acaparamiento de tierras como sucede en Marruecos.
Acuerdo UE-Marruecos: Tres mitos y un destino
- Rebelion
- 25 January 2011
Desde hace años, el propio gobierno marroquí está promoviendo por diferentes vías el arrendamiento de tierras al percibir suculentos ingresos y con la excusa de modernizar el sector y atraer la inversión foránea.
Foreign investors buy up African farmland, sparking fears of a new colonialism
- bt Egypt
- 06 July 2010
While some North African countries are selling land, others struggling with dry climates are starting to buy land tracts overseas and in other African nations to feed their own growing populations.
UAE takes rapid steps towards food security
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 24 May 2010
The UAE has embarked on an overseas investment spree to ensure domestic food security in a country with miniscule arable area -- a spree that will only grow
Morocco to lease 30,000 hectares of farms per year
- Reuters
- 30 April 2010
Morocco plans to lease 30,000 ha of farmland per year to improve yields, satisfy growing national demand and boost export sales, its agriculture minister said on Thursday.
Partenariat public-privé : La valorisation des terres agricoles
- Le Matin (Maroc)
- 19 April 2010
Une campagne de promotion qui vise à offrir des informations aux investisseurs étrangers sur l'appel à manifestation d'intérêt international lancé dernièrement pour une exploitation de longue durée sous forme de partenariat de terrains agricoles relevant du domaine privé de l'Etat marocain sera menée en Europe.