Saudi Arabia to promote organic poultry production

RIYADH, Ag 13 (Arab News): Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has launched an initiative to boot investments in organic poultry production and increase the sector's output to 5 per cent by 2030.
According to Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Ayada, the ministry's undersecretary, the initiative includes offering facilities to foreign investors and local companies and providing land at promotional prices.
Speaking at a workshop organised by the ministry, Al-Ayada stated that the initiative aimed to support local poultry production aligns with the Saudi Good Agricultural Practices, also known as Saudi GAP.
The initiative will provide appropriate financing and technical support through laws to boost organic production in the poultry sector.
It aligns with the ministry's expansion plan announced in July to inject SR17 billion ($4.53 billion) to boost poultry production and reach 80 per cent self-sufficiency by 2025.
The Kingdom is taking several measures to boost local food production. Saudi Arabia's agricultural gross domestic product witnessed over 38 per cent growth in 2022 to reach SR100 billion ($26.6 billion) from SR72.25 billion in 2021.