The Sustainable Development Project for Irrigated Agriculture in Al-Ahsa has organized a program for modern irrigation systems and is using recycled wastewater at the experimental farm at Julaijilah. The program, established as part of the technical-cooperation agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, was implemented under the supervision of the project's senior expert and Dr. Mahmoud Fadhel Al-Mawla, who works for the UN program. Some farmers were present as both experts discussed the benefits and problems of modern irrigation systems at Al-Ahsa Oasis, rescheduling irrigation times based on weather conditions, determining water quantities for crops based on different seasons and the use of recycled wastewater in irrigation. Farmers were taken on an orientation tour to see the modern irrigation systems used at the experimental farm at Julaijilah and devices used to measure soil humidity and salinity. The senior expert also briefed those present about efforts by the Al-Ahsa Drainage and Irrigation Authority, and the UN organization to use safely recycled wastewater. Dr. Al-Mawla gave a presentation explaining the modern irrigation systems most suitable to Al-Ahsa's environment. Ahmad Al-Jaighaiman, Director of the Al-Ahsa Drainage and Irrigation Authority (ADIA), visited Baqeeq Works Area with a number of ADIA employees after receiving an invitation from Saad Al-Turaiki, Saudi Aramco vice president of Southern Area Oil, who gave a brief presentation about how desalinated seawater can be used for injection in oil wells. Aramco, which owns the largest laboratory for seawater desalination in Qaryah Area, continuously monitors and studies the groundwater situation in the Kingdom, Al
