if you ask a Saudi to describe his
country the land climate and green
vegetation cover you will never get a
single answer the northern man will talk
about the cold desert climate yet the
nasty will tell you about the hot desert
climate the eastern man will reminisce
the springs water they used to water
their pumps the Hijazi man will tell you
about the volcanic mountains and the
gentle breeze the southern man will talk
about the rain and forests while the
Saudis living in the far south will
describe the summer in winter the
harvest and crops in Saudi Arabia
deserts dominate vast areas of land
characterized by rainfalls and
breathtaking forests and coasts Saudi
Arabia is generously endowed with rich
natural resources however the greatest
success only comes after failures before
the vision was adopted Saudi Arabia
didn't recognize the great possibilities
ahead and didn't realize that our
country has enormous and exploited
potential in agriculture despite the
great efforts exerted to meet the needs
of Saudi citizens a wrong agricultural
approach was adopted without taking the
kingdom's natural and agricultural
environment into consideration which has
led to the depletion of water resources
however that was the pest now welcome to
the present
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and the last decade Saudi Arabia has
realized those possibilities and thus
addressed the situation and took a new
path to build a prosperous future and he
methodology and a new vision were also
adopted for strategic plans
implementation sustainable development
initiatives in all rural areas of Saudi
Arabia the Ministry of Environment water
and agriculture firmly supports the
agricultural sector and farmers who
plant flowers in our tithe to make
perfume coffee beans and Chaisson to
grind it into coffee as well as figs
grapes palm trees and pomegranate this
sustainable development starts by
raising agricultural awareness based on
scientific research data to increase
productivity and reduce the loss caused
by agrarian mal practices sustainable
development can also be achieved by
developing agricultural assets enabling
farmers to cultivate the lands with
suitable crop production and offering
opportunities to foreign investments so
that the Saudi farmer will be a
successful farmer and investor as well
no matter how small this farm is and how
its production is limited the future
would present many new challenges
specifically food security the Ministry
of Environment water and agriculture
programs include many initiatives aimed
at encouraging the use of the modern
agricultural systems and providing the
financial administrative and scientific
support to the ambitious farmers as a
result such farmers can establish their
pilot farms where the natural resources
are used rationally and adequately to
increase financial benefits with modest
costs these farms are suitable for
rainfall and water scarcity and soil
fertility decline
those development initiatives have a
positive impact on the agricultural
sector as they aim at promoting healthy
and balanced eating habits also the
aquaponics and fisheries are considered
of national priorities which are fully
supported to raise the domestic
production and achieve self-sufficiency
those environmental challenges are
tackled by systemic efforts that
overcome difficulties and draw a bright
future a future that pays close
attention to high quality standards
dietary diversity and environmental
protection a future that makes
agriculture the primary source of
successful and sustained investments
