Saudi Arabia

Middle East investors ask Alta. man to help buy farmland
- Western Producer
- 09 January 2014
Investors from Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates have asked Ed Smith, a southern Alberta hay exporter, to help them buy land in North America. 
Accaparement des terres : les pays du Golfe reculent
- Jeune Afrique
- 08 January 2014
Face aux difficultés enregistrées en Afrique, les pays du Golfe réorientent leur stratégie d’investissement agricole vers des territoires moins risqués, notamment les États-Unis et l'Europe de l'Est.
Saudi company to invest in Sudan agri, animal projects
- Saudi Gazette
- 04 January 2014
The executive director of the Saudi company Iktifaa announced that his company will establish agricultural and animal projects in Sudan’s state of Sennar and the Northern state to produce grain and cattle feed.
Overseas farm projects to be insured
- Zawya
- 30 December 2013
The Agricultural Development Fund, the Islamic Development Bank and the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment & Development are holding talks to provide insurance on the agricultural projects being funded by King Abdullah's Initiative for Saudi Agricultural Investment Abroad
Gulf states seek food security in Europe, US after African problems
- Reuters
- 30 December 2013
The desert states of the Gulf are changing tack in their multi-billion dollar search for food security.
Portal to facilitate investments in agriculture abroad
- Zawya
- 29 December 2013
Agriculture Minister Fahd Balghunaim will inaugurate Sunday a portal for the King Abdullah Initiative for Agricultural Investment Abroad.
Ethiopia OKs 361 Saudi investment projects
- Arab News
- 07 December 2013
Ethiopian ambassador Mohammad Kabeera said his country has approved more than 361 investment projects to Saudi Arabia mainly in the agricultural sector.
Ethiopia: Saudi Star rice project feels the pinch
- The Reporter
- 23 November 2013
The Pakistani company MCG Consulting, which had been working with Saudi Star Agricultural Development Plc on a rice farm in the Gambella Regional State, has pulled out of the project.
Saudi Arabia to target agro-investments abroad
- Arab News
- 11 November 2013
Saad Khalil, director of King Abdullah's Initiative for Saudi Agricultural Investment Abroad, recently revealed that 35 countries have been targeted for agro-investment so far.
Afro-Arab agric ministerial meeting opens in Riyadh
- PANA
- 02 October 2013
The second Afro-Arab Ministerial Meeting on Agricultural Development and Food Security opened in Riyadh with participants agreeing to strengthen Afro-Arab cooperation towards promoting ''sustainable and sensible investment in agriculture and food security''.
Kingdom seeks more private sector role in boosting food production
- Arab News
- 16 September 2013
Saudi ag minister says his government is positioning itself as a facilitator for the Saudi private sector, seeking land and agricultural investments, and providing funds, credit, and logistics.
Roumanie : la grande ruée sur les terres agricoles
- Nouvelles de Roumanie
- 27 June 2013
Selon l’association roumaine EcoRuralis, plus de 700.000 hectares, soit 6,5 % des terres arables du pays, seraient déjà aux mains de compagnies du Qatar, d’Arabie Saoudite ou de Grande-Bretagne.