Agricultural land, farms, factories… how Gulf countries are investing in their food security around the world

Will a water battle take place between the inhabitants of Dakar and the Gulf countries? The capital of Senegal is half supplied by the territory's only fresh water reserve, Lake Guiers, located 260 km away. Problem: the source is also used to irrigate the alfalfa hay fields of the African Agriculture company. Which plans to increase its production to ship 70% to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), reports Bloomberg. A pure and simple plundering of their water resources, residents and associations denounce, for the benefit of a foreign power. Behind this dispute is the food security of the petromonarchies who need alfalfa to feed their livestock, due to a lack of local production. The Gulf states have territories hostile to agriculture, with temperatures rising between ...