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Deal #2340 Version #57810

Sudan
Created at
2013-02-15
Last update
2018-05-14
Last full update
2021-04-20

Land area

Intended size
445 253 ha
Comment on land area
The Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture had signed an agreement with the Egyptian Ministry of Agriculture in the context of the Sudanese Egyptian Protocol of Cooperation between the two countries. The intention is to develop one million acres of the famous Gezira Scheme in the Sudan i.e. half of the total area of the Scheme (404685 hectares). Additional 40568 hectares for Egyptian small-holders. The Sudanese government have reserved the land for Egyptian small-holders (each small-holder will be allocated 4hectares).

Intention of investment

Intention of investment
  • [current] Agriculture unspecified

Nature of the deal

Nature of the deal
Lease

Negotiation status

Negotiation status
  • [2010] Intended (Expression of interest)
  • [2014, current] Intended (Expression of interest)
Comment on negotiation status
Strong protest by Sudanese might have led to the abolishing of the plan to develop one million acres of the famous Gezira Scheme (404685hectares). Egyptian Smallholder Scheme (40568hectares) was proposed in 2014.

Contract farming

Contract farming
No