Vision 2030 defines agriculture as one of five main strategic sectors, including aerospace and automotive
In 2019, aquifers supplied no less than 10 billion cubic meters of irrigation water to local farms
Updated 04 June 2021
June 03, 2021 23:12
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is a waterless and barren land, covered by vast deserts and rugged mountains and therefore unsuited to anything but growing dates. Right? Actually, wrong.
The Saudi environment is dry, no doubt. But surprisingly, the Kingdom is an agricultural powerhouse, on the path to achieving a considerable measure of food security, while becoming a major exporter of agricultural products.
This trend has been given further urgency with the implementation of Vision 2030, which defines agriculture as one of five main strategic sectors, alongside aerospace/defense, automotive, transport/logistics, and construction.
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File photo of pilgrims in the Grand Mosque complex in the holy city of Makkah, Saudi Arabia on October 4, 2020. (AFP) Jeddah - Asma al-Ghabri
The Saudi Ministry of Health announced Sunday speeding up the Covid-19 vaccination campaign by including new age categories and postponing the administration of the second dose in order to secure the first jab to the largest number of people possible.
The ministry noted that its new decision came in light of scarcity of vaccine supplies due to challenges facing global manufacturers in meeting the demands, and in order to ensure that the largest number of people receive the first dose of the vaccine.