Salmon farming in the desert:Norwegians plan land based production with Danish technology

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ADREAM team of Norwegian salmon farming expertise and Danish RAS technology is well advanced in its plans to farm salmon in the Saudi desert. Vikings Label initially looked to develop a land based operation in UAE but settled on Saudi Arabia because of the favourable financing and the country's 'drive'.Lukas Havn.Vikings Label CEO, said:'We could have set up the farm anywhere in the region but decided on Saudi.'We noticed that when the Saudis say they are going to do something they really do it and they do it fast.'The project has been very well received in Saudi, with a lot of interest from investors, and a few weeks ago we signed with our first Saudi partner,' said Havn at a Saudi aquaculture seminar held during Aqua Nor.He later told Fish Farmer that the company will cost $90 million to set up, and was currently looking at likely sites in the desert, north of Jeddah, close to the main markets.