As part of the Saudi Green Initiative, the planting of 49 million fruit and lemon trees has begun in several regions

Published 2023년 1월 24일

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The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture in Saudi Arabia has initiated the first phase of two initiatives as part of the Saudi Green Initiative, with the goal of planting 45 million fruit trees and 4 million lemon trees by 2030. These initiatives will not only provide over half of the kingdom's fruit imports, estimated to be worth 4.5 billion riyals, but also contribute to the sustainability, cultivation, and production of fruit crops. Additionally, they aim to encourage investment in fruit tree planting, manufacturing industries, eco-tourism, and provide job opportunities and increased income in the targeted areas.

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The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has started implementing the first phase of two initiatives to plant 45 million fruit trees in agricultural terraces, and to plant 4 million lemon trees with renewed water by 2030, as part of the Saudi Green Initiative under the slogan “From Ambition to Action”, in cooperation with private sector institutions and the Development Fund. agricultural. This came during a workshop organized by the Ministry today at its headquarters in Riyadh, in the presence of a number of officials and directors of the Ministry's branches. With the aim of formulating criteria and conditions for selecting sites, and determining the locations of nurseries and afforestation; To achieve the objectives of the two initiatives to plant 45 million fruit trees in the regions of Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Asir, Al-Baha, and Jizan, and to plant 4 million lemon trees with renewed water, in the regions of Riyadh, Al-Sharqiya, Makkah Al-Mukarramah, Najran, Al-Qassim, ...

Source: Okaz