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Interviews & Viewpoints | OBG talks to Waleed Abdulkareem Elkhereiji, Director-General, Grain Silos & Flour Mills Organisation from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Articles & Analysis | Going organic: The potential of the segment is rapidly becoming apparent from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Since the Saudi government commissioned Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), a sustainable development firm owned by the German government, to build a strategy for developing organic farming in Saudi Arabia in 2005, the subsector has taken an increasingly prominent position in the overall strategy for agriculture. Given...
Articles & Analysis | Improving disposal: The government and private sector move to tackle waste management from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
Alongside the rapid expansion of Jeddah’s area and population in recent decades is a raft of environmental problems, including the spill of both solid and liquid waste. Over the last decades, limited government funding, inadequate planning and low public awareness have combined to pose a serious threat to the city’s environment...
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Saudi Arabia 2013
The Saudi Agriculture show on the outskirts of Riyadh in September 2012 was testament to the buzz surrounding one of the most interesting agricultural sectors in the Middle East. Investors from Europe and Asia were out in force, promoting everything from irrigation equipment to new animal feeds and fertilisers. According to the Ninth Development Plan, investment in the sector is expected to...
Articles & Analysis | Shifting downstream: Priorities include increasing value added and boosting food security from The Report: Indonesia 2013
The third-largest contributor to Indonesia’s national economy behind the oil and gas sector and industrial manufacturing, Indonesia’s agricultural sector maintains a crucial role both in supplying the nation’s domestic market as well as providing an attractive supply of exports. As the country’s economy continues to expand and diversify, the...
Articles & Analysis | Less bounce: Declining rubber output likely due to natural and economic reasons from The Report: Indonesia 2013
One of the world’s premier producers and exporters of rubber, Indonesia has been in the trade since the late 19th century when British colonialists distributed seedlings across South-east Asia. From these humble beginnings, Indonesia, Thailand and Malaysia now account for some 70% of global rubber production. Total domestic output for 2012 amounted...