Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Land in developing countries

69AfricaTarget Country Investor Dimension Type of Land Use Business StatusSudanTanzaniaSaudi Arabia (Hail AgriculturalDevelopment Co)9,200-10,117 haleased (60% financedby Saudi government)Wheat, vegetables,and animal feedSignedSouth Korea 690,000 ha Wheat SignedUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) 378,000 ha Unknown ImplementedUAE (Abu Dhabi Fund forDevelopment)30,000 ha Corn, alfalfa, andpossibly wheat,potatoes, and beansEgypt Unknown 2 million tons ofwheat annuallyCitadel Capital (Egypt)210,000 ha; right ofuse for 99 yearsSugar cane, corn,wheatSignedSignedSignedJarch Capital (USA) 400,000 ha Unknown SignedSaudi Arabia 500,000 ha Unknown RequestedJordan 25,000 ha Livestock and cropsSun Biofuels (UK) withTanzania Investment Center(TIC)China (Int. Water and ElectricCorp.)5,500 ha Jatropha Signed101,000 ha Corn Rights of usereceivedTadco (Saudi Arabia) US$ 40 million Wheat PlannedD1 Oils (UK) 60,000 ha Jatropha SignedSouth Corea ca. 100,000 ha Food production andprocessingUnder negotiationCAMS Group (UK) 45,000 ha Sweet sorghum ImplementedUganda Heibei Company (China) 40,500 ha Poulty, cattle, maiz,rice wheatEgypt 840,000 ha Unknown PlannedZambia Marli Investments Ltd. US$ 69 million Agrofuels PlannedZimbabweEgypt, Ethiopiaand SudanRepublic of theCongoSigned for first 1000ha; further operationsplannedChina 2 million ha Jatropha RequestedD1 Oils (UK) 45,000 ha Agrofuels SignedChina (Int. Water and ElectricCorp.)101,000 ha Corn Right of use receivedTadco (Saudi Arabia) US$ 40 million Wheat PlannedVietnam Africa AgriculturalDevelopment Company(VAADC) (Vietnam)Agri SA (South Africa)10,000 ha Rice Planned200,000 ha offered tofarmers’ unionUnknown Planned but delayed