In Arizona, fresh scrutiny of Saudi-owned farm's water use
- Associated Press
- 28 Apr 2023
Worsening drought has focused new attention on a Saudi-owned dairy company and whether Arizona should be doing more to protect its groundwater resources.
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Inside Saudi company’s sweet water deal in Arizona
- 12 News
- 13 Jun 2022
The Arizona Republic’s Rob O’Dell explains why a Saudi Arabian company’s deal for Arizona water raises questions for taxpayers, water users, the Legislature and the governor.
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Saudi Arabia: Food security is a priority
- Arab News
- 28 Mar 2021
The Public Investment Fund has transferred its ownership stakes in Almarai, the National Agricultural Development Company, and the Saudi Fisheries Company to the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC).
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«L’appel à Almarai semble être plutôt une démarche politicienne»
- El Watan
- 09 Mar 2020
L’invitation officielle adressée au groupe saoudien Almarai d’investir en Algérie fait partie de toutes celles qu’on avait engagées en grande pompe et qui se sont évaporées instantanément pour avoir été engagées à travers un marché de dupes.
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Who keeps buying California's scarce water? Saudi Arabia
- Guardian
- 25 Mar 2019
Saudi-based Almarai owns 15,000 acres of an irrigated valley – but what business does a foreign food production company have drawing resources from a US desert?
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Why Saudi Arabia bought 14,000 acres of US farm land
- CS Monitor
- 28 Mar 2016
The Middle Eastern kingdom needs hay for its 170,000 cows. So, it's buying up farmland for the water-chugging crop in the drought-stricken American Southwest.
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Saudi dairy company Almarai buys land in California to grow fodder
- Reuters
- 10 Jan 2016
Almarai, which already owns land in Arizona, said the purchase was part of efforts to secure high-quality hay from outside Saudi Arabia, in line with Saudi government policy.
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Almarai announces new investments, studies acquisition
- MENAFN
- 30 Mar 2015
Almarai said to be among Saudi companies that plan to expand their business in Egypt, along with food oil firm Saffola and Jannat Agriculture Investment Company.
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El abogado argentino que aparece en firmas ligadas a Lázaro Báez y en el negocio de la extranjerización de tierras
- AIM
- 11 Oct 2014
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.
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Saudi’s Almarai, Pepsico to invest at least $345m in Egypt
- Reuters
- 22 Jun 2014
Investment plans include a new dairy farm of 5,000 cows and eventually another farm of 20,000 cows that will be the biggest in Egypt.
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Saudi firm moves toward 100% use of imported animal feeds
- Arab News
- 15 Apr 2014
Almarai has recently received the first shipment of feed estimated at 39 thousand tons coming from farms owned by the company in Argentina.
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Almarai acquires huge farmland in Arizona
- Arab News
- 11 Mar 2014
Saudi dairy company Almarai completed the purchase of 9,834 acres of farmland in Arizona, US, as part of its efforts to secure a supply of alfalfa hay from outside the Kingdom to support its dairy business.
