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119% Kingdom’s self-sufficiency rate of dates

General Information

Impact of self-sufficiency:

  • Reducing reliance on food import

  • Strengthening local supply chains

  • The Food Security Product serves as a strategic tool for evaluating the Kingdom's food security status and providing data to support the requirements of international organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

 

Methodology

Based on FAO methodology and Sustainable Development Goals indicators methodology.

Key Concepts

Self-sufficiency in food commodities refers to the country's ability to produce enough agricultural crops and animal products to meet the needs of its population without significant reliance on imports.

Story Number

From a single tree to a nation’s legacy, where perseverance bears fruit beyond measure.
Once up on a time, there stood alone palm tree resisting sand and drought, the dream was nothing more than some shade and a few dates to stave off hunger.  
Today, the dream has turned into reality, witnessed by the Kingdom’s green fields, where self-sufficiency has reached 119%. Its land has become a basket of bounty, overflowing with generosity, planting pride in every direction