Saba Industries Group Invests US $100 Million in Southeast Asia Rice Industry
Company aims to modernize industry, promote organic rice farming and improve farmers’ quality of life.
- (1888PressRelease) May 06, 2018 - DATELINE – Saba Industries Group, a manufacturer and global exporter of rice and other commodities, today announced that it is investing US $100 million in Southeast Asia’s rice industry to help modernize the sector, promote organic rice farming and improve farmers’ quality of life. The investment will span two years and represents one of the largest investments in Southeast Asia’s rice industry.
With its investment, Saba Industries is buying outdated and abandoned rice mills in Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos and Thailand and converting them into storage facilities with bio-energy rice dryers that can help combat the effects of climate change.
Saba Industries will also buy farmers’ rice paddies and supply farmers with equipment, seeds and organic fertilizer – all free of charge. This is a sea change from the centuries-long practice of farmers being forced to purchase everything necessary to farm, leaving them with mounting debt and continuing the cycle of poverty. Saba Industries also trains farmers in organic farming.
Golden Grain Rice, a Saba Industries subsidiary, will process the farmers’ rice and distribute it to wholesalers throughout Southeast Asia and parts of Africa and the Middle East.
In addition, Saba Industries’ philanthropic arm, Saba Family Foundations, plans to build and operate schools and health clinics in farming communities that have no access to basic education and healthcare services. The schools and clinics will be staffed by local instructors, doctors and nurses who know the communities well and speak the language.
“Rice is a major food staple all over the world, and consumption is growing rapidly every year, especially in non-Asian regions such as Africa and the Middle East,” said Malini Saba, Founder and Chairman of Saba Industries. “Farmers are the key to ensuring that rice production and quality keeps pace with demand. But the old way of farming puts farmers and their families at risk. Helping farmers reduce their debt, improve their lives and farm organically is the only way the rice industry can survive and thrive. Moreover, helping people achieve economic stability is the right thing to do.”
About Saba Industries
Saba Industries Group, founded in 1996 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Malini Saba, is a holding company that operates commodities businesses. Saba Industries focuses on rice, iron ore, gold, wheat and palm oil. Ms. Saba is perhaps the only woman who owns and operates a rice business.
About Saba Family Foundations
Founded in 2002 by entrepreneur and philanthropist Malini Saba to focus on the needs of underserved women and children worldwide. The foundation’s three areas of focus are healthcare, education and human rights. The foundation has undertaken numerous projects, including: partnering with Stanford Medical Center to train physicians from developing countries; distributing preventative health information on HIV/AIDS, immunizations, gastric and reproductive health; providing vocational education for women in Togo, West Africa; and supporting human rights issues around the world.
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