Saudi Arabia leads the global palm development program through the International Dates Conference

At a time when the world produces 9.2 million tons of dates annually, of which 8.1 million tons are produced by the Arab world, the Kingdom was keen to raise the level of local and global production alike, and made great efforts to promote palm and date products in global markets as well as exchange experiences with countries Produced, and contribute to the promotion and support of global markets with different products and quality of dates, as the Kingdom’s production represents 1.5 million tons annually of quality and rare varieties, the extent of production in which reaches more than 107 countries around the world. Therefore, the Kingdom was keen to establish the National Center for Palms and Dates to work on qualitative programs through which it seeks to raise the quality of the dates sector, the value of exports, local and international consumption, and operating efficiency. From an early age, the Kingdom supported the idea of establishing the International Date Council, ...