UAE

UAE may invest US$500m in Pakistan farms
- The National
- 08 June 2008
The Government is considering the purchase of farmland worth US$500 million (Dh1.8 billion) in Pakistan as part of a strategy to lower food import costs.
High food prices make oil sheikhs turn to farming
- Economic Times
- 02 June 2008
To break the runaway inflation that is fuelled by high food costs, Gulf rulers have a new strategy: they are buying unused agricultural land in poor countries like Pakistan, Thailand and Sudan, and becoming large-scale farmers.
Food crisis may divide Middle East's oil haves, have-nots
- Bloomberg
- 17 May 2008
“Buying farms is not a bad thing,” Panos Konandreas, acting director of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization in Geneva, said in a telephone interview. “If you are like Saudi Arabia and have all the resources in the world, you can help farms optimize their strategies and there will be more production.”
Pakistani farm talks are murky
- The National
- 13 May 2008
Talks aimed at acquiring large agricultural plots of land in Pakistan were not expected to yield results any time soon, a senior Pakistani government official has said.
UAE needs to invest in Egypt farm sector
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 13 May 2008
UAE wants to boost investment in Egypt’s agricultural sector in the light of the current rise in prices of commodities worldwide.
UAE investors buy Pakistan farmland
- Financial Times
- 11 May 2008
Dubai-based Abraaj Capital, one of the Middle East’s largest private equity companies, has been quietly buying farmland in Pakistan as part of plans by the United Arab Emirates to increase food security and to damp inflation.
UAE may buy Pakistan farms
- The National
- 06 May 2008
Inflation and the spectre of long-term food shortages have prompted the UAE Government to consider a new strategic investment – the purchase of large-scale farms in Pakistan and other countries.
Firms to invest in farms in Pakistan
- Emirates Business 24/7
- 28 April 2008
The worldwide shortage of food grains coupled with high food prices is driving leading food companies and investors from the UAE to Pakistan in search of lucrative deals in the agriculture sector in of one of the world’s major food exporters.
Al Qudra : Le holding concrétise doucement ses projets au Maroc
- Le Matin
- 27 February 2008
Al Qudra cible 14.000 hectares dans l'huile d'olive et a participé aux appels d'offres lancés par les pouvoirs publics marocains relatifs aux terrains des Sodea-Sogeta. D'autres terrains sont en cours d'analyse pour démarrer les travaux de plantation, a déclaré le management.
A new national strategy for agriculture
- Oxford Business Group
- 12 January 2008
The Moroccan government has pursued a strategy of leasing state-farms previously under the management of Société de Développement Agricole (SODEA). A large number of bids were made by agricultural businesses from France, Egypt, Spain and the United Arab Emirates.
Investissements Emiratis au Maroc : De gros contrats dès juillet prochain
- Gazette du Maroc
- 25 June 2007
Al Qudra a fondé la société Ikhlas spécialisée dans la production et la distribution de l’huile d’olive et il vient de prendre une option dans la création d’une société mixte dans le secteur des pêches maritimes