In January 2015, the Dutch embassy in Riyadh hosted a meeting with GCC investors and officials to discuss how to work together on land-based ag investments in Africa in order to achieve GCC food security.
The loan will be used to develop 3,500 hectares of land in the eastern basin of the Rkiz plain (300 km south of Nouakchott), develop another 2,200 hectares and rehabilitate 1,000 hectares in the western basin of the same plain.
Saudi Arabia's strategy is to encourage the Saudi private sector to invest abroad using their financial surpluses, their ‘ag’ experience and the modern production and irrigation technology they have.
Sin actividad fiscal en la Argentina, este profesional del estudio Integritas Trust figura en los registros societarios de una multinacional saudí que se reunió con Cristina Kirchner y luego adquirió 12 mil hectáreas, 24 horas antes de que el Congreso de la Nación sancionara la Ley de Tierras.
How did such a promising idea (which appeared to offer a textbook example of a win-win situation) fail?
Khartoum Region will capture 30 percent of the $13 billion in Saudi investments, which are primarily focused on agriculture and mining says a senior official at the Sudanese Higher Council of Investment.
Riyadh trade show will bring together participants from over 40 countries to facilitate business partnerships as part of Saudi Arabia's drive to encourage businesses to invest in farming operations abroad.
Le projet de Tochka était censé régler les problèmes démographiques et agricoles de l’Égypte. En 2008, plus de 30 000 ha ont été attribués à une compagnie saoudienne. Fin 2013, une compagnie émiratie y annonçait l’achat de 40 000 ha.
Saudi Arabia condemns land grabbing and has no such enterprise, Saudi Agriculture Minister Fahd Bin Abdulrahman Bin Sulaiman Balghunaim has told ANSAmed.
Almarai has recently received the first shipment of feed estimated at 39 thousand tons coming from farms owned by the company in Argentina.
Le président mauritanien a démenti avoir bradé les terres agricoles de la Vallée dans le Sud du pays à des étrangers.
Saudi food firms have invested in Sudan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt, but their respective political situations have forced investors to look for alternatives, with Pakistan and Australia looking to be a good fit.
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