Saudi Arabia has restored full diplomatic ties with Thailand following more than 30 years of frozen relations. The move has opened up a lot of economic opportunities for both countries ranging from trade, and tourism to labour and agriculture.
For the agricultural sector, the Thai government recently came up with an ambitious idea to develop Basmati rice plantations with the goal of exporting the results to the Saudi market. Basmati is one of the favourite rice grains in the Middle East.
