Middle East Markets
22 December 2008 The countries of the Middle East are extremely different from one another, from the crops they grow to the regulations that guide them. While Egypt has found a way to turn the desert into cropland, Morocco loses around 22,000 hectares of arable land to desert every year, according to Abdeladim El Hafi, Morroco’s high commissioner for water and forests. In fact, the aridity of the land is the one commonality between the countries; only a few, like Egypt and Pakistan, have strong irrigation systems — the others must depend on scarce rainwater.
Tariff rates also differ from country to country, but bilateral free trade areas that will remove import barriers between the Mideast States and the EU by 2010 are in the planning stages. Agricultural goods that do not meet the free trade conditions will still receive reduced tariffs.
Each Mideast State has its own individual agricultural culture, but as a whole, the four states covered in this issue — Egypt, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey — grow a high concentration of fruits and vegetables, which contribute an important percentage of their GDP.
P.O. Box 8109 Nasr City (11371) Cairo, Egypt
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The Arab Fertilizer Association (AFA) is a non-profit, non-governmental pan-Arab organization that numbers more than 150 companies representing 29 countries. AFA’s goals are to use available state-of-the-art technology and manage knowledge development; build and provide technical and administrative capacities to suit future requirements; avoid general risks and permanent impact to man and environment; promote information-related issues together with the latest developments and technical cooperation between member companies; encourage scientific research on fertilizer usage; and enhance the establishment of common companies in the fertilizer industry, transportation, and marketing. | ||
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Agro Supplies & Development Co (ASDCO) P.O. Box 20494
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ASDCO distributes a wide range of superior products and services to Saudi markets, including agrochemicals, fertilizers, seeds, and others. ASDCO is an agent and distributor for BASF Germany — Agrochemicals and pesticides; K+S Kali — Potassium fertilizers; SQM — Potassium Nitrate; Syngenta — Agrochemcials and pesticides; Enza Zaden — Indoor and outdoor vegetable seeds — Harris Moran, USA — Vegetable seeds; pulsFOG Germany — Fogger machines; Zapi, Italy — Pesticides; and Bayer Cropscience — Pesticides. ASDCO owns and runs a bagging station for bulk fertilizers: Gulf Palace Factory for Fertilizers and Farms in the Elkharj area. ASDCO sub-companies: ASDCO Farms, for production of vegetables and nursery plants, and ASDCO Sudan, for marketing agricultural products. | ||
37 Victor Emmanuel Sq.
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Chema Industries, one of Egypt’s main agrochemicals manufacturers, specializes in the following products: Pesticides; rodenticides; compound fertilizers (N-P-K and microelements) and specialty fertilizers (biostimulants, seaweed extracts); fogging (under license from pulsFOG/Germany) and ULV spraying machines. Chema Industries is working under the Law of Free Zones in Egypt and is exporting to many countries in the Middle East and Africa. The company observes all environmental precautions, working closely with many research and scientific institutions in order to comply with international standards regarding environmental and human health. | ||
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Gebze Organize San. Bölges IIhsan Dede Cd. 700 |
Since 1962, HEKTAS’s main field of activity has been the production and marketing of agricultural chemicals and pesticides. The company supplies agrochemicals to more than 2,000 dealers and distributes its products all over the country through its regional offices in seven cities. Production takes place in its factories in Gebze Organized Industry Zone and Sanliurfa Organized Industry Zone. HEKTAS has a wide ranging portfolio that covers approximately 200 products. Among these are insecticides, herbicides, fungicides, and others such as leaf fertilizers, domestic insecticides, growth regulators, and fumigants. HEKTAS also manufactures products suitable for organic agriculture and has been marketing its products mainly in the domestic market. Its main export markets are Middle Eastern and Central Asian countries, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, and the Balkan countries. |
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Swat Agro Chemicals 18 1st FL Cantt Commercial Plz
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Swat Agro Chemicals is a reputed agricultural input company and is the sole distributor of BASF Aktiengesellschaft Germany and AMVAC USA in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Swat Agro’s focus is on the development of science-based environmentally responsible products that provide end-use solutions to the agriculture industry. The company mainly deals in imports and distribution. Swat understands the changing needs in agriculture and works directly with leading educational and research institutions to provide products that target specific crop issues. Swat feels it must be honest, loyal, and ethical in order to do things sensibly and fairly, fulfilling its commitments on time, recognizing its mistakes and making every effort to achieve profits and benefits for the company and for its customers. | ||
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