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Media In / Jazan 6 September
The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture of Saudi Arabia implemented the first phase of the technical assistance project for small farmers in Jazan region in cooperation with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to promote the production of coffee and mango crops in the agricultural terraces through the establishment of 60 model farms for coffee and 10 farms For the promotion of food security in rural areas through sustainable and flexible livelihoods.
Undersecretary of Agriculture for Agriculture, Ahmed Saleh Al-Ayda, confirmed that the work started in the project of technical assistance for small farmers in Jazan region in cooperation with IFAD. The program focuses on developing and developing the coffee production chain through the establishment of 60 model coffee farms, The application of good agricultural practices and the use of a geographical indicator of the Ben Jazan crop (G1), which is defined as a certificate used for goods of a particular geographic origin, attributes, reputation or characteristics associated with Mainly to zł And the work is expected to be completed within a period not exceeding 12 months.
The project also includes supporting and developing the marketing of mango crop by establishing 10 model farms with the aim of increasing the production by 30% and introducing the Kingdom to the list of the world producing mango countries by establishing an integrated marketing center that contributes to increasing the added value of mango, And the development of infrastructure, the introduction of the system of good agricultural practices, in addition to support and support agricultural work in the Jazan region and urged farmers to use modern technologies, and will be the establishment of a geographical indicator similar to the coffee index, noting that it was announced the recruitment of 6 agricultural engineers from Regi agriculture colleges to work in this project.
