King Salman launches major rural development programme
RIYADH, January 10, 2019
Saudi Arabia's King Salman yesterday inaugurated the kingdom's Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program which targets eight promising sectors.
These sectors include the production, manufacturing and marketing of Arab coffee; beekeeping and production of honey; the development of cultivation of rose and aromatic plants; the production, manufacturing and marketing of fruits; the enhancement of the capacities of small fish farmers; the development of the small livestock sector; and the cultivation of rain-fed crops, as well as the enhancement of the revenues of small holdings and agricultural activities, said a Saudi Press Agency report.
King Salman watched with the audience a visual presentation on the program and its target sectors.