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Deal #1172 Version #51707
Egypt, Arab Rep.
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2020-06-05
Last full update
2024-03-11
Land area
Size under contract (leased or purchased area)
- [2014, current] 40468.0 ha
Comment on land area
100000 acres- 40468ha. Another source states 100 000 feddans- 42 000ha.
One source states that contract signed for 100,000 feddans, but it would be handed out over phases.
Intention of investment
Intention of investment
- [current] Food crops
Nature of the deal
Nature of the deal
Lease
Comment on nature of the deal
The land is offered on usufruct basis
Negotiation status
Negotiation status
- [2014, current] Concluded (Contract signed)
Implementation status
Implementation status
- In operation (production)
- [2017, current] In operation (production)
Leasing fees
Annual leasing fee
50
£
Comment on leasing fee
LE50 (US$3) per feddan compared to market prices at the time of LE11,000 EGP (US$637) per feddan. Data from media source but original source from a report by Central Auditing Authority in 2014 (it is not clear if this report was publically avaiaible at the time).
Contract farming
Contract farming
No