Saudi center completes native seed dispersal in Al-Jouf rangelands
NCVC says it spread native wild and pasture seeds across grazing areas in Sakaka, Dumat Al-Jandal and Tabarjal.
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Saudi Arabia’s National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification (NCVC) said it completed dispersing native wild and pastoral plant seeds across grazing areas in Sakaka, Dumat Al-Jandal and Tabarjal in Al-Jouf Region. The Saudi Press Agency reported on October 17 that the work was part of the third season of a programme to rehabilitate rangelands through seed dispersal and rainwater harvesting.
The center said the effort is intended to restore degraded land, improve productivity and preserve native plant species. It coincides with the 2026 National Greening Season. The report gives no area treated, seed quantity or measured result from the work.
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Seed dispersal completed
NCVC reported on October 17 that native plant seeds had been dispersed across three grazing areas in Al-Jouf.
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Seed dispersal completed
NCVC reported on October 17 that native plant seeds had been dispersed across three grazing areas in Al-Jouf.
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Records only the completed activity reported by the source; no unreported area, seed volume or outcome is added.
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