RIYADH: The Saudi Grains Organization (SAGO) is to import 780,000 tons of feed barley on 13 ships between October and December this year.
The organization’s Gov. Ahmed bin Abdul Aziz Al-Faris said on Monday that the batch of imported barley would help to meet local demand and maintain strategic stocks.
SAGO is one of the leading national institutions with a prominent role in achieving economic development and fulfilling the needs of citizens by providing key food commodities in Saudi Arabia.
The organization was established by royal decree in February 1972. Its responsibilities include establishing and operating flour mills, monitoring flour production, and animal feed factories. SAGO also aims to market the products of the organization inside the Kingdom, as well as purchasing grains, maintaining appropriate reserve stock in case of emergency circumstances, and implementing the agricultural policy adopted by the government.
Saudi Grains Organization to import 780,000 tons of feed barley
Saudi Grains Organization to import 780,000 tons of feed barley
- SAGO aims to market the products of the organization inside Saudi Arabia, as well as purchasing grains, maintaining appropriate reserve stock in case of emergency circumstances
Saudi mine-clearance project in Yemen destroys 4,235 explosive devices in a day
- Project Masam aims to rid Yemen of all mines to help ensure the highest standards of safety and security for the Yemeni people
LONDON: Saudi Arabia’s Project Masam cleared 4,235 mines, unexploded ordnance and other explosive devices in a single day from Bab Al-Mandab region in southwestern Yemen, as part of its mission to protect civilians.
Osama Al-Gosaibi, the project’s director general, said it aims to rid Yemen of all mines to help ensure the highest standards of safety and security for the Yemeni people.
On Wednesday, the project’s teams destroyed 33 anti-tank mines, 31 anti-personnel mines, 86 miscellaneous shells, 2,750 assorted rounds, 1,291 breakers and valves used in devices, 12 grenades, two Katyusha rockets, a missile, 15 shell arrows, and 14 other explosive devices.
Masam’s teams are tasked with clearing villages, roads and areas around schools to facilitate the safe movement of civilians and delivery of humanitarian aid.
The project trains local people to become demining engineers, provides them with modern equipment to do the job, and also offers support to Yemenis injured by explosive devices.
