Qatar

Feeling hungry, SWFs ramp up food and agriculture purchases
- Institutional Investor
- 05 Mar 2015
Sovereign wealth funds’ appetite for agriculture and fertilizer companies is growing as concerns about stable food supplies rise.
Qatar's Hassad Food eyes Brazilian sugar, poultry assets
- Reuters
- 25 February 2015
"We are not closing the book on farmlands, but for the time being we are focusing on other layers of the chain," says vice president for business development at Hassad Food.
Qatari businessmen to visit Ukraine in May to explore investment opportunities
- Gulf Times
- 13 February 2015
There are a number of “pending agreements” between the two countries aimed to build grain silos and lease of agriculture land in Ukraine to Qatari investors.
Qatar’s Hassad buys into Oman poultry project
- Trade Arabia
- 09 February 2015
A'Saffa Foods was established in 2001 and is the largest integrated poultry project in the Sultanate of Oman, covering over a 40 sq km farm area in Thumrit, Southern Oman.
Venezuela announced partnership with Qatar for agricultural development
- AVN
- 12 January 2015
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today announced the creation of an alliance with Qatar to boost a special project for agricultural production development of both nations.
Pakistan invites energy, farm investments
- Gulf Times
- 08 December 2014
Pakistan, which is currently in negotiations with Qatar for liquefied natural gas supplies, has opened its farm sector to investments from Qatar, which has placed utmost priority on food security.
Brazil's 'extensive research' in farming can be of help to Qatar
- Gulf Times
- 28 November 2014
A senior official of the Brazilian embassy in Doha says Qatar Investment Authority, specifically Hassad Foods, has expressed interest in acquiring land in Brazil.
Qatar increases its investments in Turkey's agribusiness sector
- Daily Sabah
- 24 September 2014
Officials from Hassad Food arrived in Turkey to make investments aiming to slake the country’s basic agricultural requirements as the small peninsula lacks sufficient arable land
Le Qatar souhaite faire du Maroc son "potager"
- Yabiladi
- 27 August 2014
Au Maroc, la coopération entre le Doha et Rabat ne porte visiblement pas sur l'achat de terre, du mois pour l'instant.
3 pistes pouvant expliquer le don du Qatar au Maroc
- Yabiladi
- 26 August 2014
Les 136 millions de dollars que vient d'offrir le Qatar au Maroc sont comme une manne tombée du ciel pour l'agriculture nationale. Mais que cache ce geste si généreux ?
Qatari Government buys up 14,000 hectares of prime South Australian farmland
- The Australian
- 17 June 2014
Over the past few years Hassad Australia has amassed a property portfolio of 14 major wheat and sheep farms or clusters of properties across four states, covering 287,000ha.
Les pays arabes recherchent leur sécurité alimentaire
- Les Échos
- 24 February 2014
Les pays arabes du Golfe sont de plus en plus préoccupés par leur sécurité alimentaire, souligne « The Economist »