Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Land in developing countries

66Reported FDI in land (2000-2009) exceeding 5,000 haAfricaTarget Country Investor Dimension Type of Land Use Business StatusAngola Lonrho (UK) 25,000 ha leased(Lonrho is negotiatingfor a further 125,000ha in Mali andMalawi)RiceSignedCameroon IKO (China) 10,000 ha Rice ImplementedDemocratic Rep.of the CongoSOCAPALM (Belgium) 58,063 ha for 60yearsPalm oilChina (ZTE International) 2.8 million ha Agrofuel oil palmplantationEni (Italy) 180,000 ha Palm oilSignedSignedMagIndustries (Canada) 68,000 ha Eucalyptus SignedEgyptJenat; Joint venture of Tadco,Almarain and Al-Jouf (SaudiArabia)10,000 haUS$ 100 millionBarley, wheat, andlivestock feedUnknownJanan (UAE) 42,000 ha Wheat (no exportplanned)Ethiopia Flora EcoPower (Germany) 56,000 ha Agrofuel crops;contract farmingarrangementIndia US$ 4 billion Agriculture, flowergrowing, and sugarestatesKaruturi (India) 40,000ha Maize, rice andvegetablesSigned; right of usefor 50 yearsUnknownFri-El Green Power (Italy) 30,000 ha Agrofuels SignedArdent Energy Group (USA) 15,000 ha Agrofuels SignedAgriNexus (Malaysia) withMohammed al-Amoudi (basedin Saudi Arabia and Ethiopia)Ethio Agri-CEFT (SaudiArabia)30,000ha Sugar cane; 100,000ha for agrofuelsplannedSigned, Ethiopia hasagreed to grant intotal 300,000 haSigned19,200 ha Coffee, tea, crops SignedSun Biofuels (UK) 80,000 ha Jatropha ImplementedDjibouti 5,000 ha Unknown SignedDubai World TradingCompany (UAE)5,000 ha Joint venture forteaSignedBecco Biofuels (UK) 35,000 ha Agrofuels Signed or undernegotiationHovev Agriculture Ltd.(Israel)The National BiodiselCorporation (NBC) (Isreal,Germany, USA)UAE40,000 ha grantedexpanding to400,000 haAgrofuels190,000 ha Jatropha and otheragrofuels5,000 ha;US$ 300 millionTeaSignedSigned or undernegotiationSignedIDC Investment (Denmark) 15,000 ha Jatropha ImplementedLHB (Israel) 100,000 ha Jatropha