Environment ministry, RCJY sign MoU to establish animal protein city in Jazan

The MoU signing ceremony

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, represented by the National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program, signed a joint memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu (RCJY) to establish the animal protein city in Jazan City for Primary and Downstream Industries (JCPDI). 

The two sides seek, through the MoU, to contribute to supporting the food processing of meat, fish and crustaceans and their modern applications, according to regular procedures. It also endeavors to support joint coordination in applying practices for livestock and fisheries sustainability in the region, and to facilitate importing to cover the local demand, according to a statement.

The MoU also aims to work on building food clusters, developing logistical services for supply chains and establishing training centers in the field of food industries to develop human capabilities and support entrepreneurs. This is besides achieving the Kingdom's ambitious goals of localizing 85% of the food industries by 2030.

Furthermore, the selection of Jazan City to be the headquarters of the new animal protein city came due to its unique advantage of overlooking the Red Sea, which connects it to several continents, thus facilitating the arrival of Saudi exports to Europe, Africa and East Asia. This also provides the appropriate infrastructure for the localization of a number of value-added manufacturing industries for the local economy, to meet the local and global demand for high-quality Saudi food products.