• High food prices make oil sheikhs turn to farming
    • Economic Times
    • 02 June 2008

    To break the runaway inflation that is fuelled by high food costs, Gulf rulers have a new strategy: they are buying unused agricultural land in poor countries like Pakistan, Thailand and Sudan, and becoming large-scale farmers.

  • Rice farmers dig in over foreigners' land
    • Bangkok Post
    • 25 May 2008

    The Thai Farmers Association called on concerned agencies yesterday to look into land occupation by foreign businessmen, which has made many of the country's rice farmers landless.

  • Thaksin's rice plan angers local farmers
    • Bangkok Post
    • 23 May 2008

    Farmers and activists have opposed a plan for a business consortium from Saudi Arabia to invest in rice farming in Thailand. The scheme is said to be the creation of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Farmers fear they could lose their livelihood and rice farming could be held hostage by foreign investors.

  • Saudi ministers in Sudan to discuss investment potentials
    • Sudan Tribune
    • 23 May 2008

    Egypt, Jordan and Kuwait are among the Arab countries who invest in agriculture in Suda. Also there are some private Saudi investors working in this field in the country.

  • Pakistan farm sector eyes major share of GCC's $200b food imports
    • Pakistan Investment Division & Board of Investment Media Release
    • 20 May 2008

    Pakistan’s agriculture sector has the potential to cater to the food requirements of the GCC region, which spends over $200 billion on farm imports.

  • Saudi Arabia looking to invest in rice
    • Bangkok Post
    • 16 May 2008

    Investors in Saudi Arabia, one of the world's top rice buyers, are looking for joint ventures with Thai partners to invest in rice farming in Thailand and Africa.

  • Saudi Arabia moves agriculture abroad
    • Market Research Analyst
    • 12 May 2008

    Saudi government moves agriculture abroad by investing in farming of staple commodities in Thailand, Brazil, India and other countries. This move represents a classic case of “absolute advantage” economy.

  • Food Fight: Wealthy nations buying up land for food
    • Marketplace / American Public Media
    • 09 May 2008

    This week, Saudi Arabia announced plans to invest in overseas fisheries, livestock and food production, and is reportedly trying to partner with Thai rice farms to lock in future supplies. Libya is in talks with Ukraine about growing wheat there, and as China tries to feed its expanding middle class, it’s looking to buy up farmland in Africa and South America.

  • Over $3bn committed to Pakistan agri and dairy sector
    • AME info
    • 05 May 2008

    MAP Services Group announced the setup of a Middle East Food Fund in partnership with various Gulf partners to act as a food production basket serving the region. The fund will invest in the agriculture sector in Pakistan, Egypt and Georgia for food and food-related products to be produced for the Gulf region.

  • Firms to invest in farms in Pakistan
    • Emirates Business 24/7
    • 28 April 2008

    The worldwide shortage of food grains coupled with high food prices is driving leading food companies and investors from the UAE to Pakistan in search of lucrative deals in the agriculture sector in of one of the world’s major food exporters.

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