{"id":1019,"date":"2011-10-04T09:35:12","date_gmt":"2011-10-04T06:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/?p=1019"},"modified":"2022-10-02T20:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-10-02T17:21:34","slug":"alum-extols-value-of-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/alum-extols-value-of-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"Alum extols value of agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1019 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/arizona4-1-100x100.gif\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/arizona4-1-100x100.gif 100w, https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/arizona4-1-400x400.gif 400w\" 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\/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/arizona2-100x100.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/arizona2-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/arizona2-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/alum-extols-value-of-agriculture\/389_n-10-3-foodsecurity-rgb_-rap_\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1320\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1320\" title=\"389_n.10.3.foodsecurity.rgb_.rap_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/389_n.10.3.foodsecurity.rgb_.rap_-200x133.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/389_n.10.3.foodsecurity.rgb_.rap_-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.tfrasheed.org\/e\/wp-content\/uploads\/389_n.10.3.foodsecurity.rgb_.rap_.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em><strong>Says it is key to economic growth and development during talk on Friday<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><em>By STEW MCCLINTIC<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\"><strong>Turki Faisal Al Rasheed, a UA alumnus from Saudi Arabia and chairman of Golden Grass Inc., professed his belief that agriculture is the key to economic growth during a talk on Friday in the Marley building.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; color: #0000ff; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">\u201cI\u2019ve always had this theory that agriculture is the right tool,\u201d he said. \u201cAll my wealth I made from agriculture.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Al Rasheed said he believes agriculture is a way to help reduce the poverty line through investment. He also said he believes investments in local agriculture would help the economy by reducing food import costs and augmenting export production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">In his presentation, Al Rasheed said that the population of the world is predicted to reach 7 billion people by Halloween.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">\u201cThe world needs a lot of food,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Kevin Fitzsimmons, director of international programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said the Saudi Arabian government aims to invest in agriculture in other countries in a fair and sustainable way. He said the idea is to buy land in other countries and send the food back to the main country. This helps stimulate the local economy where the food came from, and the economy of the country who buys the land and imports the food they grow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Although investing in local agriculture may help reduce the poverty line, Al Rasheed said there are limitations to what can be done. Al Rasheed\u2019s focus is to reduce the security gap, improve the standard of living, conserve natural resources, distribute wealth and promote economic growth. But to do so, Al Rasheed said there are a few obstacles that need to be overcome such as improving water optimization programs, establishing crops, and improving the country\u2019s infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">He said that, although his knowledge and experience were based in Saudi Arabia, the same concepts can be applied to the U.S. and many other countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">One major issue that Al Rasheed stressed is the search for water. He said 72 percent of the world\u2019s total water consumption goes to agricultural practices every year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'times new roman', times, serif;\">Water is a huge issue and continues to be so for many countries, Al Rasheed said. 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