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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Ukraine’s other land grab
- Al Jazeera
- 09 Apr 2023
Harvard, Saudi Arabia and The Vanguard Group are just a few of the investors who have been buying up Ukrainian land en masse, while many Ukrainian farmers argue it should stay in Ukrainian hands.
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US: Critics say big farms are taking advantage of outdated water laws
- Arizona's Family
- 21 Feb 2023
Some corporate farms in rural Arizona are pumping millions of gallons of water out of the ground, turning a dry desert into green farmland.
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Why are Saudi farmers pumping Arizona groundwater?
- HighCountryNews
- 01 Jan 2023
Arizona’s attorney general has called for an investigation into a 2015 deal between the Saudi agribusiness company Fondomonte and the Arizona State Land Department for desert farmland west of Phoenix at one-sixth its market value.
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Australian Lamb Company sold to Minerva Foods Australia in $400 million deal
- News Achieve
- 25 Oct 2022
Minerva is 35% owned by the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company, which already has 211,000 hectares of farmland and two mutton processing plants in Western Australia.
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‘The Grab’ review: Exposing a nearly invisible conspiracy to control the world’s food and water
- Variety
- 08 Sep 2022
Film maker Gabriela Cowperthwaite uncovers a massive global scheme to gobble up resources, pairing with the Center for Investigative Reporting to bring these shadowy operations to light.
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Tyson Foods and Tanmiah of Saudi Arabia sign strategic partnership
- Globe Newswire
- 06 Jul 2022
Tanmiah operates 93 farms as well as 6 hatcheries, 2 feed mills, 4 slaughterhouses, 3 food processing plants, and 13 dry and cold storage facilities located in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the UAE.
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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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PIF’s SALIC acquires 35% of Olam Agri for $1.24bn
- Arab News
- 25 Mar 2022
The partnership with Olam is expected to enrich SALIC’s roles to deliver food security in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
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Olam cède 35,4% d’Olam Agri au groupe saoudien Salic
- Commodafrica
- 25 Mar 2022
Le groupe singapourien Olam annonce la cession d’une participation minoritaire de 35,4% du capital d’Olam Agri à Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company, une filiale en propriété exclusive du Fonds d'investissement public du Royaume d'Arabie saoudite, pour un montant de $1,24 milliard.
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Pakistan’s Fatima Group seals $1bn industrial deals with Saudi, Chinese companies
- Arab News
- 28 Feb 2022
The collaboration with Sarh Attaqnia Co and CMEC aims to unlock untapped land resources of Pakistan by bringing fallow lands under cultivation through the Corporate Agriculture Farming initiative.
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New overseas buyers of meatworks in WA aim to boost exports
- Farm Weekly
- 30 Aug 2021
Major Brazilian meatpacker Minerva Foods and part-owner Saudi Arabia's SALIC have bought two sheep-focused meat processors in Western Australia for almost $48 million with plans to expand their operations.
