UAE

Gulf farmland search switches to richer countries
- Reuters
- 28 May 2010
"As more investors look into the opportunities that developed nations present there will be no need to go underground or be ashamed of these deals," said Hakan Agro's Tomar.
Land may become top asset class - beating shares
- Agrimoney
- 28 May 2010
Farmland, whose $5,000bn value equates to about 7-10% of the value of world equity markets, could be worth 15-25% of share values by 2020, Hardman & Co analysts say
Abu Dhabi group enters grape, date hunt
- New Era
- 28 May 2010
Government of Namibia has leased land to Namibia Development Corporation and the Abu Dhabi-based Al Dhahra Agricultural Company to produce farm grapes and dates on a large commercial scale
Gulf states face food crisis
- UPI
- 27 May 2010
NCB Capital estimates that Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the main buyers of African land, have acquired some 6 million acres worldwide, largely in Sudan, Pakistan and Indonesia. Other estimates are much higher.
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
Gulf looks to science to turn desert to farmland
- Reuters
- 17 May 2010
Gulf nations hope science will turn desert areas into arable land to boost food security and avoid the risks inherent in buying farmland abroad.
UAE considers mechanism to safeguard food supplies
- Gulf News
- 26 April 2010
The UAE will set up a strategic food stock as part of a food security strategy that includes aquiring farmland in African and Asian countries
Farmers may be reluctant to sell
- Otago Daily Times
- 15 April 2010
Southern NZ farmers will want to see cash before agreeing to sell their farms to a foreign company again, having been burnt once by a deal that turned sour.
Business Close-up: Americana Group
- MEED
- 02 April 2010
The Kuwait-based firm aims to build on its base as the leading food company in the Middle East.
FACTBOX: Foreign forays into African farming
- Reuters
- 20 Mar 2010
A move by Madagascar's army-backed leader to nix a huge South Korean farming deal has exposed the risks of such ventures in Africa.
Selling off the heart of our nation
- Daily Telegraph
- 07 Mar 2010
Saudi Arabia, along with Abu Dhabi and Kuwait, want to buy more than $1 billion worth of Aussie farmland in a 21st century land grab.
GCC states look abroad to meet food needs
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 03 Mar 2010
Gulf oil producers have abandoned long-standing nationalistic policies of achieving food self-sufficiency and switched to a more realistic approach of using their strong financial muscle to invest in farm projects in fertile countries.