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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry Of Agriculture
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
NENA Regional Stakeholder Workshop
Cairo: 27 – 29 October 2015
Agriculture and Irrigation
at
The Ministry of Agriculture
Saleh Alluhaydan
Ali AlJaloud
Abdullah AlKhathran
بس بسم اهلل الرحمن الرحيم
Agricultural Sector
Development goals of: food security, diversification of the production base, minimizing the reliance on oil as a main income source, and reducing dependence on imports of food commodities.
Sector benefitted from national policies and programs: subsidies, interest-free loans, land distribution, free services
Results:
Effective growth in all sector activities
Self-sufficiency in various agricultural products
Investments in parallel activities: chemicals, fertilizers, agro-industry
Shifting from self-sufficiency objectives to those of food security with the preservation of water security.
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Some figures on the Agricultural sector
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More than 800,000 ha
More than 85% of total
water consumed
Large water footprint:
83% of non renewable
groundwater
consumed
About 50% of the
water consumed is
used in the production
of crops
Main features
Very low portion is renewable water Most water used is non renewable groundwater Agriculture is the largest water consuming sector
مصادر المياه بالمملكة
مياه متجددة
23%
مياه جوفية غيرمتجددة
69%
مياه التحلية
7%
مياه صرف معالجة
1%
NWS 2012أرقام
استخدام المياه بالمملكة
زراعية
83%
صناعية
4%
بلدية
13%
NWS 2012أرقام
3بليون م 14.42: االستهالك المائي بالزراعة 3بليون م 17.42: إجمالي االستهالك المائي
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Water Sector
Water Recommit
M3/year
Production TON/Ha Corps
6500-7500 7-8 wheat
6000-7000 35-38 potatoes
20000-22000 20-22 Alfalfa
70 70-85
Kg/tree date 5
Water Productivity For Major Field corps
For greenhouse we have very good water efficiency some commercial farmer reach to 50 letter /kg tomato – cucumber ……..etc.
In the north of the Kingdom the rainfall reach 300 mm/year ; and the farmer utilized the water to irrigate some major crops sorghum and produce a good yield and the estimated production in the Kingdom in 2013 (110299) ton and also they grow millet and sesame
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The Ministry published good reference water; soil; weather ; land use atlas and water requirement
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• Reduce cropped area (land decommissioning)
• Crops and varieties with low water requirements
• Crop shift – comparative advantage
• Improve irrigation performance
• Impose quotas • Various bans (exports) • Subsidies and rewards • Capping of wells • Capacity building • Awareness raising
Increase water supply - Reduce water demand
Improve irrigation performance
• Reduce water uptake • Reduce water losses • Increase productivity to water
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Agricultural Demand Management
Ways and Means for Improvement
MOA Challenges
National Agricultural Strategy (NAS) Fodder strategy National rangeland strategy Camel & small ruminants strategy Rural development framework National forest strategy National action plan for combating
desertification Participation in:
National water strategy (MOWE) Long term vision (MOEP) Decision 335 Decision 92 ADF initiative for implementing
Decision 92
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Some Strategies under preparation/ finalizing
National Agricultural Strategy
Activity conducted with assistance from FAO
The study conducted extensive socio-economic and technical surveys of the Saudi agriculture.
Strategic objectives
Among the important and relevant results obtained are figures on water use in irrigation, economic and financial returns for irrigation water used with different crops and irrigation systems, etc.
Several pillars were retained for the strategy, chief among them is the sustainable use of water in irrigation.
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Irrigation in MOA
Central administration of MOA, in charge of irrigation
Locally represented by Section of Irrigation Affairs within the General Directorates of Agriculture in the 13 regions
Mandate:
to plan, coordinate, develop, monitor, organize and maintain irrigation and drainage projects and programs
Deputy Ministry for Natural Agricultural
Resources
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National Irrigation
Administration
(NIA – Riyadh)
Reuse of TWW for irrigation
Started 1982
455 farms - 17,500 ha
50 MCM per year of TWW
Distribution of TWW to the farm gates through a collective pressurized irrigation network
Demand for TWW is increasing
Prospects for increasing the area to 25000 ha as part of the Master Plan for TWW in Riyadh
Farmer benefits
1 – More/Better Yield. 2 – Less energy consumption. 3 – Lower production costs. 4 – Rational water use.
The project
4 yr project, 80 field locations with measurements of: weather data, soil moisture, water consumption, crop data.
GPRS MOA
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FAO Project: Development of
Irrigation Water Management and
Improvement of Water Use efficiency:
2012-2017
Long Term Objectives
Improve Water Use Efficiency
Irrigation management with higher efficiency (water losses) and effectiveness (productivity to water)
Implement field activities Awareness raising on application of crop water requirements, modern irrigation systems, advanced irrigation scheduling techniques
Capacity building MOA staff and farmers Training Study tours Technical assistance
Thank you
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