The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture announced the issuance of new licenses in the poultry production and breeding sector in the Kingdom, amounting to 275 new licenses. 119 licenses for broiler projetcs and 26 new projects to produce eggs with a production capacity of more than two billion eggs per year, and 12 projects to breed and produce broiler mothers and operate hatcheries with a production capacity of 480.5 million chicks per year.
The ministry added that this aims to develop the agricultural services sector and support agricultural production, expecting that these licenses will contribute to encouraging investment in agricultural production projects using modern techniques that guide water consumption, and the best agricultural practices adopted and approved, in line with the ministry’s strategy and Vision 2030 to achieve food security, and in pursuit of Including in securing a distinct local product of high quality.