Tadco Archive

  • Arabian sheik to invest in Sarangani026 November 2009

    Arabian sheik to invest in Sarangani

    Tadco has visited the Kalumbarak Skyline Village in Malungon town, Philippines, with the intention of putting up a multimillion dollar worth agricultural investment.
  • Morocco – Drop in foreign farm investment024 November 2009

    Morocco – Drop in foreign farm investment

    At a two-day conference near the Moroccan capital Rabat, local officials sought to convince Gulf investors that heavy bureaucracy and complex land ownership rules, long seen as decisive obstacles, are a thing of the past.
  • Is there such a thing as agro-imperialism?019 November 2009

    Is there such a thing as agro-imperialism?

    There’s a whole school of economic thought that says that Collier is wrong, that big is not necessarily better in agriculture — and that the land deals therefore might be unwise not because they’re wrong but because they’re unprofitable.
  • Saudi farms turn soil for seeds of change017 November 2009

    Saudi farms turn soil for seeds of change

    Jannat has a target of securing 100,000 to 215,000 hectares of land abroad, including $100m in African investments, says Mohammed Abdulla al-Rajhi, chairman of Jannat and deputy chairman of Tadco.
  • (Secure) Food for thought023 October 2009

    (Secure) Food for thought

    Interview with Kieran Forde, an Irishman who works in Saudi Arabia for the Tabuk Agriculture Company (TADCO), which will be shifting food production for the Saudi market to Egypt
  • CGIAR joins global farmland grab08 September 2009

    CGIAR joins global farmland grab

    An internal document recently posted on IRRI's website reveals that the Institute has been advising Saudi Arabia in the context of its strategy to acquire farm land overseas for its own food production.
  • Ethiopia. Now is harvest time03 September 2009

    Ethiopia. Now is harvest time

    In June 2009, the Indian company Karuturi took up intensive farming in Ethiopia. The harvest will be exported to Asia and Europe.
  • Ethiopie. L’heure de la moisson a sonné03 September 2009

    Ethiopie. L’heure de la moisson a sonné

    Indiens et Saoudiens sont sur le point d’effectuer leur première récolte sur sol éthiopien. Le pays a prévu de céder 2,7 millions d’hectares aux étrangers.
  • Riyadh paves way for foreign ventures024 May 2009

    Riyadh paves way for foreign ventures

    Since details emerged of Saudi Arabia’s plans to ensure supplies of wheat, rice, corn, soya beans and alfalfa through overseas agricultural investments, officials have insisted that they intended the programme to be private-sector led.
  • Saudi’s Tabuk signs deals for food investment abroad023 May 2009

    Saudi’s Tabuk signs deals for food investment abroad

    Saudi agricultural company Tabuk Agricultural Development Co has started preparations to invest in food production abroad, driving up its stock.
  • Saudi Arabia looks to foreign farmlands to feed itself026 April 2009

    Saudi Arabia looks to foreign farmlands to feed itself

    The issue of food security is getting higher on Riyadh’s priority list.
  • Saudi consortium eyes $40 farm investments in Africa029 March 2009

    Saudi consortium eyes $40 farm investments in Africa

    A consortium of Saudi agricultural companies is looking to invest 150 million riyals ($40 million) into food production in Africa, the Agriculture Ministry said on Sunday.
  • Two Saudi firms eye agribusiness investment abroad015 March 2009

    Two Saudi firms eye agribusiness investment abroad

    Two listed Saudi companies plan to invest in either farming or agri-business abroad under a state-sponsored plan to ensure steady food supplies.