Saudi Arabia

Foreign investors snap up African farmland
- Der Spiegel
- 30 July 2009
Because of the political sensitivity of the modern-day land grab, it is often only the country's head of state who knows the details. Der Spiegel investigates.
Is Philippines selling land or selling out?
- The National
- 30 July 2009
“It is the height of stupidity for our country to bargain our lands for the sake of other nation’s food security, while being dependent on importation for our very own food security needs,” says Rafael Mariano
Case IH Agricultural Machinery ploughs the desert in Egypt
- CNH
- 29 July 2009
By providing powerful agricultural equipment and technical assistance, the brand is participating in Saudi Firm Al-Rajhi International's US$400 Million project to grow corn and wheat in Africa's arid lands
Interview: Ethiopia sets aside land for foreign investors
- Reuters
- 29 July 2009
"The government has verified and delineated 1.6 million hectares of virgin land suitable for large-scale commercial farming in different parts of the country," Esayas Kebede, Director of the recently formed Agricultural Investment Support told Reuters.
Temor en los países pobres por la compra de sus tierras por los países ricos para cultivar alimentos
- Globalízate
- 29 July 2009
La ONU hace sonar la alarma después de que se hayan comprado 30 millones de hectáreas.
Large land deals, outsourcing, and responsible development
- Vox
- 24 July 2009
If the host state and foreign investors act in conformity with these suggestions, they will maximise the prospects that any large-scale land transaction benefits all stakeholders and minimise the chances of concluding harmful deals.
L'Afrique, dernier Far West
- Jeune Afrique
- 22 July 2009
Professeur de géographie politique et du développement à l’université Bordeaux-III et spécialiste des questions foncières en Afrique, Christian Bouquet nous livre sa réflexion sur l’évolution de ce phénomène inquiétant.
Saudi Arabia Agribusiness Report Q3 2009
- Companies and Markets
- 17 July 2009
2009 is the year characterised by Arab' 'land grabs', where developing countries have been targeted by the kingdom as having the potential to feed the swelling food demands of Saudi Arabia
Aumenta el interés extranjero en la compra de tierras agrícolas brasileñas
- Radioagencia NP
- 16 July 2009
Los inversionistas de Arabia Saudita y de China están cada vez más interesados en adquirir tierras agrícolas en Brasil.
Land scramble by rich 'may lead to conflict'
- Reuters
- 15 July 2009
A scramble by wealthy states to snap up developing world farmland to ensure their own food security -- especially in Africa -- could trigger conflict in poorer countries, World Food Programme deputy executive director Sheila Sisulu said on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement summit in Egypt. "I fear... conflict," she said.
Offshore farms for gulf food self-sufficiency hampered by hungry masses
- The National
- 15 July 2009
Rothschild has recently formed a co-operation agreement with Rabobank, a leading global food and agricultural bank. The agreement covers co-operation for mergers and acquisitions and the equity capital market across a number of sectors including farm inputs and equipment, farm-based commodities, primary food processing, food processing and beverages.
Almarai mulls Egyptian acquisitions
- Reuters
- 12 July 2009
Almarai Company, Saudi Arabia's biggest listed dairy firm, is studying more acquisition opportunities in Egypt after spending $115 million last month to buy an Egyptian company and its farmland