Saudi Arabia and other water short Middle Eastern countries are buying large swaths of draught stricken farmland across the Western U.S., using the underground water to grow hay for their herds, then exporting the hay back home. Saudi Arabia just bought 15,000 acres of CA and AZ to do just this.
Stealth Water Grab: Foreign Countries Buying Huge Swaths of Western Farmland, Exporting US Water as Hay
About the Author: Oliver Wright
Oliver Wright is an international lawyer, financier, and published author. He is the Founder and CEO of Vanquish Merchant Bank. His writings appear in journals such as the Harvard Journal of International Press-Politics. For six years Oliver was an international litigator and corporate attorney practicing cross-border mergers and acquisitions at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, the top ranked litigation firm in the country. Oliver Wright holds dual Master and Doctor of Law degrees in International and Comparative Law from Cornell Law School, where he graduated with honors and was Editor of the Cornell Law Review. He was class major valedictorian at UCLA, where he graduated summa cum laude, phi beta kappa with a BA in Communications Studies.