Philippines

Les terres agricoles, de plus en plus convoitées
- Le Monde
- 14 April 2009
"Je crois que les tensions seront inévitables où que ce soit, faisant des enclaves agricoles étrangères de véritables forteresses assiégées."
RP, Bahrain sign $300-m farm investment package
- Manila Standard
- 30 Mar 2009
The Philippines has signed a $300-million investment agreement with Bahrain to establish agro-fishery businesses in the country.
Bahrain to set up $500m Manila agri JV
- TradeArabia News Service
- 14 Mar 2009
Bahrain and the Philippines have signed an agreement to set up a $500 million joint agricultural company to help achieve food sufficiency in the kingdom and the GCC states.
DTI sees hike in investments approvals for Mideast bizmen and local tycoons
- Business Mirror
- 25 February 2009
“[Middle East investors] wanted to go on a long-term lease of huge tracts of land and they will plant various crops and then enter into a contract to buy the produce because they need food to feed their people,” Trade Secretary Peter Favila told reporters.
Gov’t mulls farm deals with Saudi investors
- Business World
- 25 February 2009
The investments aim to meet Saudi Arabia’s increasing demand for fruits, vegetables and livestock products
Saudi Arabia to establish agricultural trade with RP
- GMA News
- 24 February 2009
An estimated $238.6 million will be alloted by the Saudis to set up cash crop fruit plantations consisting of bananas, mangoes, and pineapples, an agriculture official said.
‘It’s time to fill the financial vacuum’
- Saudi Gazette
- 05 February 2009
In an exclusive telephone interview during her visit to Riyadh on Tuesday, Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo focused on measures by her country to strengthen economic ties with the Kingdom.
Saudi investment group coming to the Philippines
- PIA Press Release
- 05 February 2009
King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia told President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Tuesday that he is sending a high-level business mission to the Philippines in April to look for investment opportunities in the Philippine agriculture sector.
Delegation seeks Saudi investment in Mindanao
- Saudi Gazette
- 03 February 2009
According to Nograles the vision of the political leaders of Mindanao is that if the 26,000 hectares of contiguous agricultural land can be developed in the joint venture partnership with the Saudi chamber of commerce, a lease agreement could gurantee 50 years of food security for the Kingdom.
Infrastructure investments necessary, but at what cost?
- The Daily Nation
- 01 February 2009
While I am all for infrastructure projects, the way these large-scale agriculture projects are being conceived leaves a lot to be desired. One, they are shrouded in secrecy. Two, this being Kenya, it is not clear who will benefit most.
Improving food security in Arab countries: Is land acquisition a viable strategy?
- World Bank
- 31 January 2009
Saudi Arabia and the UAE are worldwide leaders in buying farmland in third-party countries, followed by China and Japan, says the World Bank.
Saudi Gets First Rice Produced by Locals Abroad
- Reuters
- 27 January 2009
Saudi Arabia, one of the world's biggest rice importers, has received the first batch of rice to be produced abroad by local investors, state news agency SPA reported on Monday.