Saudi Arabia signs seven contracts for sustainable agricultural parks
Projects are expected to add SAR 6 billion cumulatively to GDP over 15 years and create more than 700 direct jobs.
Event / data period: 2026-10-19
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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture launched the first phase of the Sustainable Agricultural Parks Initiative on 19 October and witnessed the signing of seven investment contracts for agricultural parks. The ministry said the initiative will use national-park lands with sparse or degraded vegetation near treated-water sources to grow local fruit-bearing plants with economic value.
The National Center for Vegetation Cover Development and Combating Desertification said the contracts can run for up to 15 years and are expected to generate a cumulative SAR 6 billion contribution to GDP over 15 years and more than 700 direct jobs. The projects cover the Madinah, Tabuk and Makkah regions. The initiative aims to increase treated-water reuse and provide a sustainable water source for agriculture and vegetation.
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Contract and region counts
Investment contracts and expected economic outcomes for the initiative across three Saudi regions.
| Investment contracts signed | 7 | contracts |
| Regions covered | 3 | regions |
Methodology
These are announced programme projections, not realised outcomes. The GDP contribution is cumulative over 15 years and employment is expected direct jobs; geographic scope is the named regions, not all national agriculture.
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Expected GDP contribution (billion SAR)
Investment contracts and expected economic outcomes for the initiative across three Saudi regions.
| Expected cumulative GDP contribution over 15 years | 6 | billion SAR |
Methodology
These are announced programme projections, not realised outcomes. The GDP contribution is cumulative over 15 years and employment is expected direct jobs; geographic scope is the named regions, not all national agriculture.
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Expected direct jobs
Investment contracts and expected economic outcomes for the initiative across three Saudi regions.
| Expected direct jobs (more than) | 700 | jobs |
Methodology
These are announced programme projections, not realised outcomes. The GDP contribution is cumulative over 15 years and employment is expected direct jobs; geographic scope is the named regions, not all national agriculture.
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Maximum contract duration (years)
Investment contracts and expected economic outcomes for the initiative across three Saudi regions.
| Maximum contract duration | 15 | years |
Methodology
These are announced programme projections, not realised outcomes. The GDP contribution is cumulative over 15 years and employment is expected direct jobs; geographic scope is the named regions, not all national agriculture.
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Subjects and places
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- AgricultureSuggested
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