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SAUDI AGRICULTURE UPDATE

SAUDI ARABIA IS TRAINING 10 THOUSAND

LIVESTOCK BREEDERS

the signing of a memorandum of under- According to the memorandum, the
standing aimed at providing accredited two parties will establish accredited
training courses targeting 10 thousand training courses within the programs of
livestock keepers in all regions of the the national plan to improve the produc-
Kingdom within the national plan to im- tivity of the livestock sector, and include
prove the productivity of the livestock programs: health care, reproduction,
sector to support the transformation livestock feeding, herd management,
from Traditional breeding to modern genetic improvement, and market-
model breeding, and raising the produc- ing) .Training targets male and female
tive efficiency of the livestock sector. breeders, in addition to training 300
According to “SPA”, the memorandum One of the technical cadres working in
The Minister of Environment, Water was signed by the Undersecretary of the the livestock sector in the ministry, and
and Agriculture, Eng. Abdulrahman bin Ministry of “Environment” for livestock, according to the memorandum, the two
parties will cooperate in organizing ac-
Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli, and the Di- Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al-Batshan, and tivities in the fields of education, training
rector of King Faisal University, Dr. Mu- the Dean of the College of Agricultural and joint research in the service of the
hammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Ohali, at the and Food Sciences at King Faisal Univer- livestock sector.
Ministry’s headquarters today witnessed sity, Dr. Ahmed bin Saud Al-Saqoufi.

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5 ENVIRONMENTAL CENTERS TO CONSERVE THE

WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY IN SAUDI ARABIA

And this could be achieved by contribut-
ing to supporting the operating budgets
of environmental centers, supporting
environmental programs, studies and
initiatives, stimulating environmentally
friendly technologies, and improving
environmental performance and devel-
oping environmental rehabilitation pro-
grams.
The ministry added that the National
Center for Vegetation Cover was estab-
lished to develop the management of
national parks, develop and rehabilitate
vegetation cover in forests and range-
lands, protect and propagate native
endangered plant species and combat
desertification, in addition to conducting
studies and supporting research on veg-
etation cover.
While the National Center for Environ-
mental Compliance is concerned with
His Excellency the Saudi Minister of in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. These monitoring the environmental compli-
Environment, Water and Agriculture national environmental centers as well ance of all establishments that have an
Abdulrahman Abdulmohsen AlFadley as the Environmental Fund represent impact on the environment in all devel-
launched the Environmental Fund, the the operating model for the Saudi Na- opment sectors, supervising programs
National Center for Meteorology, the Na- tional Environment Strategy which was on monitoring sources of environmental
tional Center for Vegetation Cover, the adopted by the Council of Ministers’ pollution, as well as approving environ-
National Center for Environmental Com- Resolution No. 454, dated 22/8/1439H mental impact studies, issuing environ-
pliance, the National Center for Wildlife (08/05/2018). The strategy is a road map mental licenses for all development
and the National Center for Waste Man- to achieve Saudi Arabia’s objectives re- projects and conducting an environmen-
agement. lated to the environment and its protec- tal inspection on installations.
The launch ceremony took place at the tion, as the strategy includes more than 6 The ministry stated that the tasks of
Ministry’s headquarters in the presence strategic pillars and 64 initiatives in dif- the National Center for Wildlife are to
of the ministry’s leaders and the Leader ferent environmental areas. supervise programs concerning wildlife
of the Special Force for Environment Se- The ministry said that the aim of estab- and biodiversity conservation, as well
curity. lishing an environmental fund is to con- as management planning of protected
This initiative comes as part of the tribute to the financial sustainability of areas and management of breeding and
ministry’s utmost efforts to conserve the the environment sector and provide the repopulation centers for endangered
environment, wildlife and biodiversity enablers needed for its advancement. animals.
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