Dr Abdul Aziz Al Jarallah
The media reported last Saturday, May 28, 2022: that the Kingdom ranked first (globally) in exports over the past 2021 in terms of value, as announced by the World Trade Center (Trademab) website. of Saudi exports of dates during the same year 1.215 billion riyals,
The National Center for Palms and Dates also stated that what has been achieved reflects the state’s interest in increasing non-oil revenues, developing and improving practices in palm production, and that the Kingdom’s Vision 2030 Gave dates Pays great attention to this area through the development, preparation and implementation of programs to develop and improve the quality and quantity of production,
In addition, palm and date palm fields in Saudi Arabia were valued at about 7.5 billion riyals, or 12% of total agricultural production and 0.4 of total non-oil product.
It is noted that palm cultivation is productive and intensive when planted in specific areas, and it is historically known that palm cultivation and date palm production originated in the ancient regions of the Arabian Peninsula, which included about 13 area included. are located that make up the state, but it is concentrated in more areas than others due to geographical and environmental conditions and abundant water, which is one of the most prominent areas of palm trees:
– Riyadh region, with about 8 million palm trees.
There are more than 7.3 million palm trees in the Qasim region.
There are about 4.6 million palm trees in the Al-Madina Al-Munawwarah area.
There are about 4 million palm trees in the eastern region.
According to the Agricultural Production Survey of the year 2018 of the General Statistical Authority.
As a result, palm cultivation and date palm production are concentrated in oases and ancient settlements, including:
Riyadh (Al-Kharaj), Al-Qasim, Al-Ahsa, Medina, Al-Jauf, Bisha.