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...
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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...
Oman's dates harvest triples to 4,111 tons in 2012
The dates crop (known as busoor in Oman) received by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) in 2012 amounted...
Specialized center for protected agriculture to be launched in Abu Dhabi
The Abu Dhabi Executive Council has approved the launch of a specialized center for protected agriculture in three stages in...
7 agricultural banks established in Iraq
The Ministry of Finance announced founding seven new banks specialized in agricultural affairs. The Acting Minister of Finance, Ali...
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