Saudi Arabia eyes to produce durum wheat

Naser Almarri, Director General of Seed Center and Plant Genetic Resources Bank, at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, announced that the Kingdom plans to produce high-quality durum wheat in three phases.

Almarri told Alarabiya that several meetings were held with several companies, including the First Milling Co. and National Agricultural Development Co. (NADEC) to produce a sufficient quantity of durum wheat for the domestic use

Moreover, the Center has a plan to maximize the added value of the produced durum wheat.