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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Land in developing countries

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73OtherTarget Country Investor Dimension Type of <strong>Land</strong> Use Bus<strong>in</strong>ess StatusSouth Africaand otherSub-saharan<strong>countries</strong>WorldAfricaAfrican <strong>Land</strong> Fund (ALF)Emergent Asset Managementand Gra<strong>in</strong>vestSaudi Company for Agricultural<strong>Investment</strong> and AnimalProduction (Saudi Arabia)Qatar <strong>Investment</strong> Authority(Qatar)Agricapital (Bahra<strong>in</strong>)Agri-Vie (South Africa'sDevelopment Bank, KelloggFoundation, etc.)150,000 ha AgriculturalproductionUS$ 800 millioncompany to <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong>agricultural projectsabroadUS$ 60 billionsovereign wealthfund to <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong> foodand energyUS$ 1 billion<strong>in</strong>vestment vehicleformed by Abu Dhabi<strong>Investment</strong> House,Ithmaar Bank, andGulf F<strong>in</strong>ance Houseto <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong> agriculturePrivate equity fund israis<strong>in</strong>g up to US$ 100million to <strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong>agricultural projects<strong>in</strong> Ghana, Kenya,Nigeria, South Africa,Tanzania, and UgandaTurkey Bahra<strong>in</strong> (Agricapital) US$ 500 millionmay rise toUS$ 3 - 6 billionGeorgia, Egypt,PakistanBahra<strong>in</strong> MAP (Market AccessPromotion) Services GroupUS$ 2.7 millionUnknownMAP has jo<strong>in</strong>edother Gulf partnersto form a MiddleEast Food Fund thatwill collectively<strong>in</strong>vest <strong>in</strong> foodproduction <strong>in</strong> nearby<strong>countries</strong> for theGulf marketEUR 2 billion raised,total of EUR 3billion plannedUnknownUnknownUnknownUnknownSignedImplementedSources: Own compilation based on GRAIN, 2008; V. BRAUN AND MEINZEN-DICK (IFPRI), 2009; Cotula et al. (IIED, FAO, IFAD), 2009.

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