Deal #7638 Version 89045 Version 94643
Intended size
4 000 ha
Comment on land area
Aftout Sahil farm with a total area of 4.000ha aims to be Mauritania’s largest fresh vegetable and fodder enterprise. Another source states 5000ha.
Aftout Sahil farm with a total area of 4.000ha aims to be Mauritania’s largest fresh vegetable and fodder enterprise. Another source states 5000ha.
Comment on intention of investment
Production of fodder crops. The business has since expanded into melon and watermelon fruit production alongside alfalfa potatoes and onions.
Production of fodder crops. The business has since expanded into melon and watermelon fruit production alongside alfalfa potatoes and onions.
Carbon offset project
No
Implementation status
  • [current] In operation (production)
  • [2018, current] In operation (production)
Comment on jobs created (total)
The farm has enabled the creation of 100 jobs for the benefit of the local populations
Actors involved in the negotiation / admission process
  • Government of Mauritania Government / state institutions (government, ministries, departments, agencies etc.)
  • Minister of Rural Developmen Government / state institutions (government, ministries, departments, agencies etc.)
Crops area/yield/export
  • Fruit (unspecified), Vegetables (unspecified), Fodder Plants (unspecified) [current]
  • Fodder Plants (unspecified) [current]
Comment on crops
Production of fodder crops- it is not clear which crops these are exactly. The company also grows Okra for export, but it is not sure if that happens on this farm or the farm in Rosso (deal 7031).
Production of fodder crops- it is not clear which crops these are exactly. The company also grows Okra for export, but it is not sure if that happens on this farm or the farm in Rosso (deal 7031). On site, the minister learned about the farm's production of green okra intended for export to international markets and followed presentations on the particularities of the project, which is currently experiencing a harvest season of five months and covers an area of 50 hectares.
Comment on use of produce
On site, the minister learned about the farm's production of green okra intended for export to international markets and followed presentations on the particularities of the project
Comment on source of water extraction
Aftout Essahli river
It is irrigated from the waters of the Aftout Essahli river
Fully updated
No
Yes

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CRIDEM

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Comment on data source
Url link no longer available: https://www.yasholding.ae/elite-agro-our-companies/

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File
Type
Media report
Url
Keep PDF not public
No
Publication title
Mauritanie : Face au déficit alimentaire, le gouvernement appelle à s’orienter vers la culture des céréales
Date
2022
Organisation
Cridem