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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
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
Presence of organizations and actions taken (e.g. farmer organizations, NGOs, etc.)
In 2011, the Egyptian Center for Social and Economic Rights filed a lawsuit against Al Dahra calling for the annulment of the contract. Their main complaint was that the land was sold at a price much lower than estimated market price- leading to gross squandering of public funds. Public Prosecutor’s office never pursued further investigations, and the case was closed without a verdict.
Another violation was where satellite imagery shows that the company cultivated the entire 18,351 feddans of the land with alfalfa, in violation of the contract, which stipulates that only 5 percent of the plot could be cultivated with alfalfa.