Al Rajhi International for Investment

What Al Rajhi International for Investment does

Al Rajhi International for Investment (RAII) is a privately held Saudi Arabian agricultural investment company established in 2006 as a subsidiary of Sulaiman Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi Awqaf Holding, one of the Kingdom's largest family-controlled conglomerates. The company develops and operates large-scale overseas agricultural projects as a vehicle for Saudi food security, controlling 600,000 acres of arable land split across the Al Shimaliyah project (400,000 acres in Sudan), the Kafaa project (100,000 acres in Sudan), and the Toshka project (100,000 acres in Egypt). Output from these farms includes wheat, yellow corn, sesame, groundnuts, sunflower, and silage. The company has also developed or evaluated agricultural areas in Ukraine, Poland, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Oman, Morocco, and Chad.

RAII's operating model is built on eight vertically integrated subsidiaries that together cover the agricultural value chain: SGAF Trading Company is the sole importer of feed barley into Saudi Arabia, having imported over 52 million tons cumulatively and operating the company's grain and fodder trading book; RAIC delivers engineering, procurement, and construction services for canals, agricultural infrastructure, buildings, and roads; RAMC provides professional farm management; ADCL runs livestock fattening, date processing, tissue culture, and social investment programs; Waad Al Taqa develops, finances, constructs, and operates solar energy projects; Talbert (acquired 2018, South Africa) manufactures center-pivot irrigation systems; CLONE (acquired 2018, Saudi Arabia) produces date palm tissue culture seedlings; and Trans Agri (2019, UAE) is a joint venture with the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development focused on technology transfer and Arab food security.

The company makes money through commodity trading margins (grains, fodder, agricultural inputs and outputs), EPC professional services fees, managed farm service contracts, direct agricultural production sales, and solar/irrigation equipment sales. Its go-to-market is enterprise and government-led: RAII participates directly in Saudi government tenders (e.g., SAGO wheat import contracts for strategic stockpiles), forms strategic consortiums for large privatizations (Vision 2030 flour milling with NADEC, Olam, and Al Ajlan), and conducts government-to-government negotiations for overseas land access in host countries. Primary customer segments are Saudi and regional government food security programs and the regional livestock and agricultural sector, with no consumer or SMB distribution channels. The company employs 101-250 people, is privately held with no external institutional investors or public listing, and is led by Chairman Sheikh Sulieman Abdu Al Aziz Al Rajhi and CEO Ahmed bin Ali Al Dakheel.

Name

Al Rajhi International for Investment

Legal name

Sulaiman bin Abdulaziz Al-Rajhi International Investment Company

Website

https://raii.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Al Rajhi International for Investment is a Saudi privately held agricultural investment company that operates 600,000 acres of farmland in Sudan and Egypt and imports grain into Saudi Arabia, serving government food security programs through eight vertically integrated subsidiaries covering farming, trading, EPC, irrigation manufacturing, tissue culture, and solar energy.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Investment & Development

NAICS

Oilseed and Grain Farming (1111), Oilseed (except Soybean) Farming (11112)

SIC

Agricultural Production-Crops (100), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Natural Resources — Farmland & Agriculture (FSAAAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Projects & Farm Expansion Advisory (Feasibility, Site Planning, ROI) (AFACAJAN), Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

Keywords

• Agricultural investment
• Food security
• Farm management services
• Agricultural infrastructure
• Irrigation systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Riyadh

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Trading and Import: SGAF Trading Company operates as the sole importer of feed barley into Saudi Arabia, having imported more than 52 million tons. Revenue generated from trading grains, fodder, and agricultural inputs and outputs.
2. EPC Services: RAIC provides engineering, procurement, construction services for agricultural and water projects including canals, agricultural infrastructure, building construction, and roads construction and maintenance.
3. Farm Management Services: RAMC provides professional farm management services applying latest studies, researches and technologies for agricultural projects.
4. Agricultural Production: Own agricultural production from farms in Sudan (Al Shimaliyah 400,000 acres, Kafaa 100,000 acres) and Egypt (Toshka 100,000 acres) producing wheat, sesame, groundnuts, yellow corn, sunflower, and silage.
5. Solar Energy Projects: Waad Al Taqa invests in complete solar energy solutions including development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of solar projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Al Rajhi International for Investment (RAII) is a Saudi-based agricultural investment company that develops and operates large-scale farming projects abroad (in Sudan, Egypt, Ukraine, Poland) and delivers end-to-end agricultural services through eight subsidiaries covering solar energy, EPC, farm management, irrigation manufacturing, tissue culture seedling production, livestock, and agricultural trading and supply chains.

Product overview

Al Rajhi International for Investment (RAII) is an agricultural investment company offering a comprehensive portfolio of products and services organized into two main categories: agricultural projects and specialized services. The company operates three major agricultural projects including Al Shimaliyah Project in Sudan (400,000 acres), Kafaa Project in Sudan (100,000 acres), and Toshka Project in Egypt (100,000 acres), producing crops such as wheat, corn, sesame, and silage. The services portfolio includes Energy Systems (solar power solutions), Trade and Supply Chains, Agricultural Projects Management, Engineering Procurements & Constructions (EPC), Tissue Culture Seedling, Livestock, and Irrigation Systems. These offerings are delivered through eight subsidiary companies: Waad Al Taqa (solar energy), SGAF (trading and logistics), RAMC (farm management), RAIC (EPC services), CLONE (tissue culture), ADCL (livestock and dates), Talbert (irrigation pivots), and Trans Agri (agricultural investment).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Energy Systems Solar energy solutions including development, financing, construction, operation and maintenance of solar projects, delivered through an integrated team of experts, engineers and qualified technicians.
• Trade and Supply Chains Trading in agriculture inputs and outputs, logistical support, livestock, agricultural equipment, grains and fodder services. Includes sole importer of feed barley into Saudi Arabia, with over 52 million tons imported over seven years.
• Agricultural Projects Management Professional farm management services applying the latest studies, researches and technologies to achieve highest efficiency and productivity in agricultural fields.
• Engineering Procurements & Constructions (EPC) Engineering, Procurement, Construction services for agricultural and water projects including canals, agricultural infrastructure, building construction and roads.
• Tissue Culture Seedling Production of date palm tissue culture plants managed by professional specialists and experts in palm tissue cultivation.
• Livestock Livestock services including fattening projects, feeding projects, and cattle management.
• Irrigation Systems Manufacturing of Centre pivots irrigation systems with international standards, high performance and durability for agricultural irrigation.
• Al Shimaliyah Agricultural Project Large-scale agricultural production project in Northern State, Sudan covering 400,000 acres producing wheat, sesame, groundnuts, yellow corn, sunflower and silage.
• Kafaa Agricultural Project Large-scale agricultural production project in River Nile State, Sudan covering 100,000 acres producing wheat, yellow corn, sunflower and silage.
• Toshka Agricultural Project Large-scale agricultural production project in Aswan province, Egypt covering 100,000 acres producing wheat, rice, groundnuts, yellow corn and silage.

Quantifiable outcome

• Imported over 52 million tons of barley to Saudi Arabia
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• Abdulaziz Al Ajlan Sons for Commercial & Real Estate InvestmentmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2021Part of the consortium awarded the privatization of the second flour milling company under Saudi Vision 2030. The consortium included RAII, Abdulaziz Al Ajlan Sons, NADEC, and Olam International Limited.
• National Agricultural Development Co. (NADEC)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2021Part of the consortium awarded the privatization of the second flour milling company under Saudi Vision 2030. The consortium included RAII, Abdulaziz Al Ajlan Sons, NADEC, and Olam International Limited.
• Olam International LimitedmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 April 2021Part of the consortium awarded the privatization of the second flour milling company under Saudi Vision 2030. The consortium included RAII, Abdulaziz Al Ajlan Sons, NADEC, and Olam International Limited.
• Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and DevelopmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Trans Agri Company was established in 2019 in UAE as a subsidiary of RAII in partnership with the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development. The company aims to be a leading model in agricultural investment, focusing on transferring and localizing modern agricultural technologies, rural community development, and enhancing Arab food security.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Olam International (ofi): Global agri-business with extensive origination, trading, and farming operations across grains, oilseeds, nuts and cotton. Olam is RAII's explicit consortium partner in the Vision 2030 flour milling privatization, and serves many of the same SAGO/government food-security counterparties.
• Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC): SALIC is the Saudi Public Investment Fund-owned vehicle for overseas agricultural and livestock investments aimed at food security. It pursues large-scale farmland acquisitions and commodity offtake similar to RAII, making it the most directly comparable Saudi peer.
• Hassad Food: Qatar's sovereign-backed food security investor, operating overseas farmland, grain trading and livestock assets to secure national supply. Comparable business model to RAII with a similar Gulf-state sovereign mandate.
• National Agricultural Development Co. (NADEC): Saudi-listed vertically integrated dairy and agriculture company with cropping operations, livestock, and food processing. RAII is part of the same Vision 2030 flour milling consortium as NADEC, and the two share Gulf food-security exposure and large-scale farm operations.

Regional players

• Phoenix Group: Egypt-based agri-business group operating large-scale farming in the Toshka/New Valley region — the same area where RAII's Toshka project is sited — making it a regional peer with overlapping host-country geography.
• Sundus Global for Food Security / Zadna (Sudan): Sudan-based agricultural investment vehicles operating large-scale farmland concessions. Relevant as a host-country peer that competes for land and water resources in the same regions (Northern State, River Nile State) where RAII's two largest projects are located.

Broad incumbents

• Jenat (Al Dahra Holding): UAE-based agribusiness focused on animal feed, grains and rice with large-scale farming and trading operations globally. Comparable in commodity focus (fodder/barley), Gulf-based orientation, and government counterparty relationships.
• Almarai: The largest vertically integrated dairy and food company in the Middle East with its own large-scale arable farming operations. While Almarai is a much broader consumer foods incumbent, its in-house farming division competes for similar forage, grain and irrigation resources in the Gulf.
• Savola Group: Saudi conglomerate with major food processing, edible oils and retail operations. Although primarily downstream, Savola's edible oils vertical overlaps with RAII's oilseed and sunflower production, and it is a key participant in Saudi food security strategy.

Emerging players

• Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID): Pan-Arab multilateral investor in agricultural projects across the Arab world; co-owner of RAII's Trans Agri joint venture. Operates as a peer investor and partner for overseas farmland and food-security initiatives in the same geographies RAII targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Instagraminstagram.com/raiinet
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/al-rajhi-international-for-investment

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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