Saudi Arabia

Iraq’s trade ministry said on Wednesday a joint Iraqi-Saudi coordination council was considering an investment in one million hectares of agricultural land in the western province of Anbar.

Protesters in the Oromia Regional State burned down about 70ha of a corn farm that belongs to ELFORA Agro-Industries Plc- a company owned by Sheikh Al Amoudi, who is currently under arrest in Saudi Arabia.

Arrests of some of Saudi Arabia's richest people includes two businessmen with large-scale farmland investments: Alwaleed bin Talal investing in Egypt and Mohammed Al Amoudi in Ethiopia.

Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Investment Company has joined the UAE's Al Dahra in a US$1.3bn joint venture to make agribusiness acquisitions in 10 countries in the Black Sea region, including the acquisition of farmland.

Une partie de la population nourrit la crainte d’une accélération du processus d’accaparement des terres traditionnelles.

With the passing of a law in 2012 opening the door to foreign investment in farmland in Turkey, Gulf countries are increasing their investments in agriculture and livestock, as they aim to meet their homeland's food needs.

« Nous demandons en vain la justice, qu’on reconnaisse nos droits de propriété. En retour, nous n’avons que brutalité, violence et humiliation »

Cela fait des mois que la société civile nigérienne crie haro contre un projet concernant l’achat de terres d’une superficie de 120 000 hectares pour une durée de 99 ans par la société saoudienne Al Horaish for Trading & Industry.

En réaction à un SMS, le Premier ministre du Niger apporte un éclairage sur le sort réservé par le gouvernement au projet Al Horaish

Saudi Arabian Al Ramez International Group will finance a poultry farm in the South Kazakhstan region and is willing to invest in other agricultural areas, such as cultivating sheep and cattle.

There are 196 Saudis investing in the agricultural sector in Sudan and they basically focus on wheat, corn and feed.

Le Niger et le Royaume d’Arabie Saoudite viennent de conclure plusieurs accords de coopération, remettant à l’ordre du jour le très controversé projet d’achat de terres arables au Niger qu’envisagent des investisseurs saoudiens.