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Brazil's Eike Batista eyes new $500 mln Gulf investment in 'supercane' project
- Reuters
- 31 Mar 2025
The UAE-supported project aims to grow a specially bred sugarcane variety for aviation biofuel on 70,000 hectares of farmland in Brazil
UAE investor inks Sh104b deal to expand Galana Kulalu project
- The Standard
- 24 February 2025
Al Dahra Group is interested in 180,000 acres. Selu Ltd, another private party has eyes on 20,000. Currently, NIA has 10,000 acres under irrigation with plans to add another 10,000 in the medium term.
UAE’s Aqua Bridge to build aquaculture farm in India
- AGBI
- 21 February 2025
A UAE aquaculture company linked to the ruling Al-Maktoum family of Dubai has agreed to develop an aquaculture farm and research centre in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh at an initial cost of $461 million.
‘Amazing assets, amazing locations’: How Avramar’s new owner plans to transform a company and an industry
- IntraFish
- 17 February 2025
The Emirati company Aqua Bridge recently won the race to acquire Greek producer Avramar, which until early last year was the biggest bass and bream farmer in the world.
Al Dahra: "We're proud to announce a landmark partnership with the Government of Kenya!"
- Al Dhara
- 14 February 2025
UAE company Al Dhara announces that, under the patronage of H.E. Dr. William Ruto, President of the Republic of Kenya, it has signed an MoU to develop and manage up to 200,000 acres of irrigated farmland in the Galana-Kulalu Ranch
Pourquoi les Émiratis sont prêts à investir 10 milliards de dollars à Madagascar
- Zinfos 974
- 18 January 2025
Les Émiratis proposent d'investir jusqu'à 10 milliards de dollars dans des projets de constructions routières, de raffinerie aurifère, de production agricole (riz) ou sucrière.
Kenya | Le groupe émirati Al Dahra en négociation pour la location de 81 000Ha de terres agricoles
- Afrimag
- 03 January 2025
Le groupe émirati Al Dahra, spécialisé dans l’agriculture à grande échelle, est en discussions avec le gouvernement kényan pour louer près de 81 000 hectares de terres agricoles situées dans une zone d’irrigation.
Al Dahra negotiates farmland lease in Kenya
- MENAFN
- 26 December 2024
The negotiations come amid a backdrop of growing scrutiny regarding land leasing practices in Africa. Critics argue that large-scale land acquisitions by foreign firms can lead to land dispossession and adverse environmental impacts. It remains to be seen how Al Dahra addresses these issues.
Kenya is in talks to lease farmland to the UAE’s Al Dahra
- Bloomberg
- 18 December 2024
Al Dahra will probably invest about $800 million to farm 200,000 acres [81,000 ha] of land at an irrigation development located in the coastal region, according to Kenya’s principal secretary for irrigation, Ephantus Kimotho.
En Afrique, un risque d’accaparement des terres derrière la course aux crédits-carbone
- Le Monde
- 11 December 2024
L’Afrique est-elle à la veille d’un nouveau cycle d’accaparement des terres, non pas pour sécuriser les approvisionnements alimentaires de pays tiers, comme à la fin des années 2000, mais pour produire les crédits-carbone destinés à compenser les émissions des gros pays pollueurs ou celles des entreprises ayant pris pour engagement d’atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici à 2050 ?
Indonesia a step closer to partner with UAE on Papua food estate
- Jakarta Globe
- 29 November 2024
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.
Egypte: l’Emirati Al Dahra veut injecter 30 millions $ dans l’agriculture d’ici à 2027
- 20 November 2024
Al Dahra, qui exploite 27 000 hectares de terres agricoles dans les gouvernorats de la Nouvelle-Vallée et Ach-Charqiya, va booster sa production et ses exportations de produits agricoles egyptiens