Awwal 11, 1432, Feb 14, 2011, SPA -- Saudi Agricultural Development Fund provided 2,360 loans worth SR 856,143,000 to farmers in the fiscal year 1429/1430H. The Ministry of Agriculture pointed out in its annual report for the fiscal year that the Fund financed 65 projects worth SR 399,900,000 in the field of agricultural and animal development in the same year. It noted that the Fund provided subsidies amounting to SR 41,829,000 in the same year. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Agriculture provided farmers with subsidies amounting to SR 50,075,000 in the field of dates and grains.