Prime Highlights
- Jazan has launched a SAR600 million tropical fruits and greenhouse project to support agriculture and food security.
- The project will create over 2,000 jobs and use advanced water-saving farming technologies.
Key Facts
- The project covers one million square metres, including 500,000 square metres of high-tech greenhouses.
- It is being developed by Amtar Al Khair Agricultural Crops Company in partnership with Dutch greenhouse technology firm KUBO.
Background
The Jazan Region, in Saudi Arabia, has announced a project worth over SAR600 million ($159.77 million) to build a crop of tropical fruits and greenhouses to boost agricultural and food security and to drive economic growth.
It is launched by Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Mohammed bin Abdulaziz, who is the Governor of the Jazan Region. He said, “This investment is proof of the efforts made by the Jazan Region to attract good investments, promote sustainability, and exploit its agricultural potential.” This project is also in line with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030, which aims at economic diversification and increasing the contribution of agriculture to the economy.
The project is one of the largest protected agriculture developments in the area. Amtar Al Khair Agricultural Crops Company is developing it with Dutch greenhouse technology company KUBO. The collaboration will introduce the local market to cutting-edge technologies related to greenhouses and smart agriculture.
It will take up one million square metres, with 50 per cent of that area for high-tech greenhouses and 50 per cent for the cultivation of tropical fruit.
The project will generate over 2,000 jobs and will stimulate investments throughout the agriculture value chain and boost the competitiveness of Jazan’s agriculture industry.
It will employ high-tech protected cultivation techniques such as smart greenhouse climate control, closed-loop irrigation and water recycling technologies. It is hoped that these systems will be able to save up to 75% of water and increase the efficient use of natural resources.
