Estidamah organizes a Workshop on the Scientific Research on Promising Crops

The National Research and Development Center for Sustainable Agriculture (Estidamah) organizes a workshop, in cooperation with the Deputy Ministry for Agriculture at MEWA,
entitled “Scientific Research on Promising Crops” to adopt the technologies of sustainable agricultural systems, develop the agricultural crops produced, and discover new ways for sustainable agricultural production, contributing to the efforts of achieving national food security. This workshop is attended by a number of specialized experts and researchers in the field of sustainable agriculture and agricultural systems technologies.
The workshop reviews a number of scientific research and studies, as well as dialogs and discussions with the audience. It sheds the light on a number of topics through two sessions provided by a number of experts and specialists in the field of sustainable agriculture and agricultural systems technologies. The first session tackles four working papers, and begins with a presentation by Prof. Dr. Abdulrahman Al Moaddi from Najran University (NU) of studies on lemon harvesting, coloring, grading, packing, and storing. Second, Prof. Dr. Khaled Almutairi from King Saud University (KSU) reviews the Salicylic acid as a useful tool to improve the quality and validity period of some strawberry varieties; while Prof. Dr. Ali Al-Jaleel, advisor of the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture (MEWA), tackles the use of tertiary treated water in irrigating some crops. Finally, Prof. Dr. Rahmah Al-Qthanin from King Khalid University (KKU) presents a study on the Pitaya growth and productivity under environmental conditions of three areas in the Kingdom.
The second session includes a working paper tackling the studies on aromatic plants suitable for agriculture in Khaybar province, presented by Prof. Dr. Mohammad Al-Ajamy from KSU; and another study on the successful cultivation of two types of coffee beans under the desert and semi-desert conditions, presented by Fahd Al Rajab from NU.
The workshop comes within the framework of Estidamah’s adoption of applied research; the adoption, test, and development of advanced technologies; and the focus on providing sustainable agricultural products for the inhabitants of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is achievable through addressing many challenges, building a culture open to innovation and development, and entering into strategic partnerships with the pioneers of agriculture around the world.