The process of buying up large swathes of farmland in foreign countries is politically sensitive, but "beggars can't be choosers" says a senior executive at a leading Middle Eastern food commodities trading firm
Immediate projects to be promoted under Saudi Arabia's Private Investment Fund might concern livestock production in the East Coast Economic Region, according to former prime minister Tun Abdullah Ahmad Badawi
Saudi Arabian Agriculture Minister Fahd Bin Abdul-rahman Bin Sulaiman Balghunaim said at the summit that Saudi Arabia was planning to invest in Algeria's agriculture, like Egypt and Sudan.
Pakistan’s ambassador to the Kingdom has called on Saudis to invest in his country’s agricultural sector.
AgriNurture Inc has signed the enclosed MoA with Far Eastern Agricultural Investment Company of Saudi Arabia for food crop plantations and processing plants in the Philippines.
- Manila Bulletin
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05 May 2010
Powerpoint presentation made by Dr. Abdullah A. Al-Obaid to an expert group meeting at the Islamic Development Bank in Jeddah on 2-3 May 2010.
Saudi Arabian investors are looking to expand their agricultural investments in the United States to secure long-term food supply because of water shortages in the desert kingdom, Saudi officials said on Thursday.
Companies from the kingdom are meeting with representatives of the state of Western Australia to discuss buying equity in farms and investing in the wheat supply chain.
- The National
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28 April 2010
Members of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development , undeterred by low world wheat prices, plan a fresh wave of deals to lease farmland abroad,
Saudi Arabian investors are looking at opportunities to buy into farmland in Algeria, says the Saudi Agriculture Minister.
Le Bénin offre à l’Arabie Saoudite des possibilités d’investissement dans divers domaines agricoles, comme le riz, le coton, l’huile végétale et la production d’oléagineux.
- Saudi Gazette
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27 April 2010
Saudi Arabia is attempting to strengthen its position in what seems certain to be a growing competition for food among the nations of the Middle East.
- Council on Foreign Relations
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27 April 2010