REPORTS ISSUED BY THE AGRICULTURE MINISTRY HAVE ATTRIBUTED THE SUCCESS ATTAINED BY THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD TO THE WISE POLICY ADOPTED BY THE GOVERNMENT UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF THE CUSTODIAN OF THE TWO HOLY MOSQUES, KING ABDULLAH BIN ABDULAZIZ. THE SAUDI GOVERNMENT USED TO PROVIDE THE FARMERS WITH INCENTIVES INCLUDING SOFT INTEREST- FREE LOANS. DESPITE THE SCARCITY OF WATER IN THE COUNTRY, YET THE KINGDOM HAS MADE BIG STRIDES IN THE AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT. IT HAS STARTED TO EXPORT SERIES OF CROPS AND AGRICULTURAL AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS. FOR THE TIME BEING THE KINGDOM PRODUCES VARIOUS KINDS OF GRAINS, FODDERS, VEGETABLES, FRUITS IN ADDITION TO LIVESTOCK, POULTRY AND EGGS. THE KINGDOM NOW PRODUCES MORE THAN 1.2 MILLION TON OF MILK AND 167,000 TONS OF RED MEAT IN ADDITION TO ABOUT 67,000 TONS OF VARIOUS KINDS OF FISHES.
