Saudi Arabia starts planting 49 million fruit and lemon trees

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has begun implementing the first phase of two initiatives to plant 49 million fruit and lemon trees in different regions, as part of the Saudi Green Initiative. It concerns 45 million fruit trees in terraces and 4 million lemon trees with reusable water by 2030. These initiatives are expected to provide more than half of the country's fruit imports to meet the Kingdom's Vision 2030 targets. The initiatives will plant 45 million fruit trees in the regions of Makkah, Asir, Al-Baha and Jazan, and 4 million lemon trees with reusable water in the regions of Riyadh, Eastern Province, Makkah, Najran, Qassim, Madinah, Al- Baha, Asir and Jazan. The initiatives are expected to effectively contribute ...