Qatar's food industry to grow fastest in GCC
Qatar's food production industry accounts for only about 7% of the country's domestic consumption, a new report said yesterday highlighting...
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Food consumption in GCC to reach 49 million tons by 2017
Food consumption in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region will expand at a CAGR of 3.1 per cent over 2012-17,...
New firm to expand Saudi farm investments
Commerce and Industry Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah has approved the establishment of a new East Asia Agricultural Development and Investment Company...
GCC food import bill to touch $53.1 billion by 2020
The restrictions imposed by agriculture producing countries on the export of food grains have caused an estimated over $50bn over...
Abu Dhabi to convert all farm waste into compost to support farming
About 300,000 tons of farm waste annually will be turned into compost fertilizers according to a project launched by the...
Saudi Arabia to import all its wheat demand by 2016
The Kingdom is likely to totally depend on wheat imports starting from 2016, says Waleed El-Khereiji, head of Grains and...
Saudi Arabia imports 901,200 tons of chicken from Brazil between in Q1
Brazilian chicken shipments to Saudi Arabia in the first quarter of 2013 dropped 7.5 percent compared to the same period...
Arab World needs over $80 billion in agricultural investment to fill food gap
Arab World needs $80.65 billion in agricultural investment to close the widening food gap, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al...
Oman's first sugar plant at Sohar Port
Construction work on the Sultanate's first sugar refinery project is slated to shortly commence at the Port of Sohar, according...
Dubai Municipality releases food safety guideline
Dubai Municipality released a 'Food Code' as a food safety guideline for the eateries and hotels in the emirate. Khalid...
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