This document outlines the FAO-KSA Cooperation Programme which aims to support small-scale agriculture in Saudi Arabia through several projects and pillars. It includes 16 ongoing projects grouped into sub-programs to address specific agricultural issues. The program takes a collaborative approach between multiple projects to strengthen institutions and inform policy. It establishes extension centers to test and adopt innovative technologies with small producers, cooperatives, and women's associations. The overall goals are sustainable improvements to productivity and empowering smallholders through enabling environments and rural development support.

1. FAO KSA
PROGRAMME

2. FAO–KSA Cooperation Programme:
Supporting Sustainability of Small Scale
Agriculture In Saudi Arabia

3. OUTLINE
1. Background: FAO-KSA Programme in Brief
2. Evidence-based policy and strategies to improve and enhance the
small scale agricultural sector and the livelihoods of those
involved
3. Sustainable improvement of productivity of small scale agriculture
4. Empowerment of institutions and smallholders through the
support to enabling environments and sustainable development in
small scale agriculture
FAO–KSA Cooperation Programme:
Supporting Sustainability of Small Scale
Agriculture In Saudi Arabia

4. • Includes 16 on-going projects grouped into established sub-programmes
for improved coordination;
• Adopts a programme approach as opposed to the traditional project
approach;
• Activities are jointly implemented by several projects to address specific
problems as observed in the field and which are of direct relevance to
the Ministry’s needs and priorities;
• Strengthening functional linkages with the ministry’s counterparts
through participatory implementation of projects activities in
laboratories and under field conditions;
• Operationality and Sustainability of linkages ensured by creating the
Extension Centres for Integrated Farms and Pilot Farms to test and/or
develop innovative technologies for the purpose of their transfer and
adoption by small scale producers, agricultural cooperatives and
women associations.
Background:
FAO-KSA Programme in Brief

6. Structure of FAO-KSA Programme
PCU
GAP
Date Palm
Olive
Horticulture
Rural Dev
IPM &NR
IPM
R & F
Extension
AR
Camel
Horse
Vaccines
EWS
WRM
IM
NCW
CB
ID & CB
FF
FFC

7. Pillars to Support Sustainable Rural & Agricultural
Development In Saudi Arabia
Capacity
strengthening
cuts across all
the Pillars
Pillar 1
Support to agricultural research, technology dissemination &
adoption through strengthening national institutions, and
Contributing to expert advice for informed policy formulation
Pillar 2
Managing
Water Scarcity,
Rangelands
and Forests in a
sustainable way
Pillar 3
Support to
improved
livelihoods
of rural
communities
Pillar 5
Support to
Agricultural
Cooperatives,
Family Farming
and Women
Associations
Pillar 4
Improving
Food supply
& quality and
trade- related
capacities to
access
market

8. Farmers, Livestock Producers and Herders,
Fishermen, Family farming and Women
Cooperatives
WATER
-Irrigation
-Use of Treated
Waste Water
GAP
-Production &
Protection of
major field crops
Expert extension
& advisory services
(Plant Clinic for Pest &
Residue analysis, Soil &
Water analysis, Animal
husbandry; Bee keeping,
Composting Unit)
Specific Field Interventions
Extension Centres
for Integrated Farms
LIVESTOCK
-Genetic improv.
Vaccine production,
EWS of Diseases
Nat. Res
-Rangelands
-Forests

9. Extension Centre for Integrated
Farm (ECIF)

11. Animal Barn

12. Compost Unit
Plant Clinic

13. Capacity building of the ECIF Managers

14. Inauguration
of the 1st ECIF
26/02/15

15. ECIF is the result of a Team
Work
 7 FAO projects:
Irrigation, IPM, Horticulture, Olive, Date Palm,
Rural Development, Extension
 3 MOA Departments:
Extension, Plant Protection, Agricultural
Development

17. Field interventions for support to bee keepers through
provision of improved bees and equipment (in rural areas
of Assir, Jazan, and Al Madina)

18. Strengthening extension programmes for farmers’
cooperatives
Field day at Al Madina on the role of agricultural extension

19. Support to Women Cooperatives

20. Support to small scale income generating projects (in rural
areas of Assir, Jazan, and Al Madina)
Olive processing equipment for Al
Jouf Agricultural Cooperative
Fish processing equipment for
Fishermen Cooperative At Thoul

21. Support to small scale income generating
projects at Al Madina
Equipment for Al Madina Agricultural Cooperative of Date Producers

22. Support to Women Cooperatives