Opposition parties criticized the government for not revealing documents related to the expenditure of $11 million on a farm to breed sheep in Saudi Arabia for the interest of a Saudi businessman who owns a sheep farm in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Saudi-based Al Rajhi International for Investment company targets injecting 1.2 billion Egyptian pounds (US$135 million) to reclaim 75,000 feddans in Egypt's Toshka project until 2020.
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.
La compra es parte de la reversión en su política saudí de intentar cultivar en su propio país lo que consume, para favorecer ahora los cultivos en granjas en el extranjero.
Prince Sultan Bin Nasser Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has sued three Kenyans he accuses of forging his signature and transferring ownership of a multi-billion shilling company that has leased 100,000 acres at Galana, Kilifi County, to cultivate sugarcane.
Saudi Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Dr. Jabir Al -Sugari has hailed the available investment opportunities and concessions in Sudan particularly in the agricultural and mineral fields and other spheres.
Despite important legal victories, Anuak of Gambella continue to face land evictions and repression to clear their lands for foreign and domestic investors.
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.
La Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Co, une branche du fonds public d’investissement saoudien a indiqué son intention d’acheter des terres arables au Soudan pour la culture de fourrage.
Saudi Agriculture and Livestock Co (SALIC), an arm of the state-owned Public Investment Fund, is looking to buy land in Sudan to grow fodder, after purchasing a 20% stake in a Brazilian beef exporter.
