Saudi environment ministry unveils feasibility program to study desalinated water use in agriculture

Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadley

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Al-Fadley, launched a project to study the feasibility of using desalinated seawater in agriculture.

This comes as part of the ministry's efforts to find additional water sources that support the growth of the agricultural sector and contribute to balancing between agricultural development and water security, in light of the scarcity of non-renewable water from natural resources in the Kingdom, according to Saudi Press Agency (SPA).

The project aims to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the feasibility of using desalinated seawater in agriculture from the economic, technical and environmental aspects, while benefiting from global experiences, and identifying appropriate crops and cultivation and irrigation systems.