Jakarta –
Saudi Arabia is getting greener. This change made Saudi Arabia enter the Guinness World Records list by creating the largest agricultural land in the world.
As quoted from Gulf News, Saturday (21/10/2023), the award was officially announced at a ceremony held by the Saudi Reef Program in Riyadh.
Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Arab SaudiAbdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadhli, who received the certificate of appreciation.
The Saudi land that is becoming greener is the plantation area of the Renewable Water Agriculture Research Unit located in Wadi Bin Hashbal, Asir region. The area has an area of 3.2 million square meters.
There are two parts there, each equipped with a concrete tank with a capacity of 500 cubic meters. With this water source, the area has an automatic irrigation network which is said to be the pinnacle of sustainable agriculture.
The water treatment system was created in various stages by experts from various scientific disciplines, such as irrigation, fertilization, disease prevention and equipment management. They oversee a total of 50 fields, with a focus on different fruits and an additional 20 fields used for reclamation and short cultivation.
From the garden produce lemons, oranges, pomegranates, grapes, figs, almonds and olives.
The land also has five air-conditioned greenhouses and several other buildings.
The area is also home to experimental farms that incubate various agricultural varieties. This means that the land is also a place for innovation and sustainability which is the essence of agriculture in this dry region.
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2023-10-21 16:37:19
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