Environmental Disaster Hits Eastern Syria

The ancient Inezi tribe of Syria reared camels in the sandswept lands north of the Euphrates River from the time of the Prophet Mohammad. Now water shortages have consigned that way of life to distant memory. Drought in the past five years has killed 85 per cent of livestock in eastern Syria, the Inezis’ ancestral

Prairie Hay To Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia’s plan to phase out production of water-intensive crops including animal fodder has opened the doors for multimillion dollar deals with firms in the United States and Canada, traders said Mar. 29. Saudi-based Al-Khumasia Company, plans to launch its $40 million crushing and packaging feed mill in July, Meshaal Al-Wetaid, its assistant general manager


Saudi Arabia Says Will Not Ban Dairy Exports

The Saudi government will not implement a recommendation by an advisory council to ban dairy exports, the kingdom’s agriculture minister said in an interview Feb. 2. The advisory Shura Council approved a recommendation Feb. 1 to ban exports of dairy products as part of the desert kingdom’s efforts to save water. “The government’s policy is

Saudis Invest In Indonesian Agriculture

Saudi investors launched agricultural projects in Indonesia worth $1.3 billion last year, a top business official said March 23, as the world’s top oil exporter seeks to secure food supplies from abroad. Mohamed Abdulkader al-Fadel, who chairs Saudi Arabia’s Commerce and Industry Chambers Council, made the remarks during a meeting with Indonesia’s ambassador, state news


Saudi Arabia to increase wheat stocks

Saudi Arabia expects to import up to 800,000 tonnes of milling wheat in the year to September 2009 as it seeks to build up stocks while scaling back domestic wheat farming, a grains authority official told Reuters. Saudi Arabia’s state-controlled Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization (GSFMO) plans to issue a tender in April or