$730 million plan to clean up Lebanon’s Litani river unveiled
Lebanese officials announced an ambitious seven-year plan that will cost hundreds of millions of dollars to clean up what they...
Agriculture
Iraq and its Kurdistan Region growing markets for foreign agro-food
Iraq imports 80 percent of its food needs and its agro-food sector is growing at 25 percent a year, making...
Saudi Arabia produces only quarter of its olive demand
Only 25 percent of Saudi Arabia's need for olives is locally produced, said Garman Al-Omari, an olive plant owner in...
Iraq Agro-Food 2013 exhibition kicks off in Erbil
Professor Serwan Baban, Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources in the Kurdistan Regional Government officially opened the Iraq Agrofood 2013,...
Qatar seeks to invest in Saudi farm sector
Qatar is seeking to invest in the Saudi agricultural sector, an official from the Qatar National Food Security Programme (QNFSP)...
IFP Iraq launches Iraq Agro Food 2013
IFP Iraq (International Fairs & Promotions) held a press conference at Erbil Rotana Hotel and announced the launching of Iraq...
Jordan’s desalination project advances
Plans to build a new desalination plant on the Gulf of Aqaba are moving forward. While critics argue that the...
Saudi Arabia second biggest fresh produce importer in GCC
GCC import of fresh produce represents 54 percent of the total imports of the Middle East with $2.2 billion, recent...
Irish Dairy Board to build cheese plant in Saudi Arabia
The Irish Dairy Board (IDB), the cooperative organization of farmers which owns the Kerrygold brand, is building a new cheese...
Bahrain looks outwards to boost food security
Faced with a rapidly expanding population, Bahrain is seeking investors to help strengthen its food production capabilities at home, while...
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