Saudi Arabia

Land grab fears for Ethiopian rural communities
- BBC
- 15 December 2010
A controversial new farms policy has led to a number of arrests and the killings of 10 local farmers, say local activists.
Saudi food from Saudi farms ... in Australia?
- Arab News
- 12 December 2010
If former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke has his way, Saudi Arabia will produce its food in Australia.
Senegal in talks to lease farmland to Saudi
- Reuters
- 06 December 2010
Senegal is in talks with Saudi Arabia to lease farmland to grow food of an area nearly four times the size of Manhattan.
Saudi businessman plans to invest in Zambian fruit farm, plant
- Bloomberg
- 04 December 2010
A Saudi Arabian investor plans to lease a 5,000 hectare farm and a fruit-processing plant in Zambia, Finance Minister Situmbeko Musokotwane said.
Zambia eyes Gulf investment in farm sector
- Reuters
- 04 December 2010
Zambia does not regard leasing farmland to foreign investors as a form of 'colonialism' and is encouraging Gulf countries to invest in its agricultural sector, its finance minister said on Saturday.
Saudi investors facing obstacles in Argentina
- Saudi Gazette
- 30 November 2010
There are concerns about tax exemptions, an investment protection pact and a tax on foreign investors, but there no restrictions for Saudi investors to possess lands in Argentina, the Saudi Minister of Agriculture says
¿Están los inversionistas saudíes a punto de asumir el control de la producción de Senegal y Mali?
- GRAIN
- 29 November 2010
Un nuevo informe de GRAIN muestra como hombres de negocios saudíes están llevando a cabo ofertas en África que les daría el control sobre algunas de las tierras agrícolas más productivas del continente.
Saudi investors poised to take control of rice production in Senegal and Mali?
- GRAIN
- 29 November 2010
New report by GRAIN shows how Saudi businessmen are pursuing deals in Africa that would give them control over some of the continent's most productive farmlands.
Des investisseurs saoudiens seraient prêts à prendre le contrôle de la production de riz au Sénégal et au Mali
- GRAIN
- 29 November 2010
Un nouveau rapport de GRAIN révèle que des hommes d'affaires saoudiens sont en train de mener des négociations en Afrique qui leur donneraient la mainmise sur les terres parmi les plus fertiles du continent.
Argentina: "La relación comercial con Arabia Saudita alcanzará los 600 M/u$s" por año
- Infocampo
- 29 November 2010
La alianza estratégica entre ambas naciones posibilitará abastecer de alimentos a la población de la nación árabe
Ethiopia: Land rent contractual agreement made between Ministry of Agriculture and Saudi Star Agricultural Development PLC
- 25 November 2010
Covers 10,000 ha in Gambela Regional State for the production of rice, for an initial period of 50 years, with option for renewal.
Five African leaders to attend Riyadh investment meet
- Saudi Gazette
- 25 November 2010
The participants will explore emerging trends in agriculture in GCC states and Africa and debate on how to turn them into mutually beneficial business relations between the two sides.