Saudi Arabia Enters Guinness World Records with Biggest Sustainable Farm in the World

Riyadh, October 12, 2023, SPA – The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has set a new record in agriculture, where one of the extension farms of the rejuvenated water farming research unit of the Bin Heshbal Valley in the Asir Region joined the Guinness World Records as the world's largest farm by area.
Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadhli received the registration certificate from the Guinness World Records during a ceremony held by the Saudi Reef Program in its headquarters in Riyadh—Vice Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Mansour bin Hilal Al-Mushaiti, Secretary-General of the Reef Program Ghassan Bakri and other ministry staff attended the ceremony.
The total area of the farm is 3,204,182 square meters, divided into two sections, each with a concrete tank with a capacity of 500 cubic meters and an automatic irrigation network for all plants in the fields. The farm also has five air-conditioned and sheltered houses and other buildings.
For the irrigation of crops, the farm depends on treated water, where the irrigation process is carried out via several phases by experts and specialists in all aspects, such as irrigation, fertilization, and equipment, to supervise and observe all agricultural operations through 50 fruit tree fields, in addition to 20 other fields that will be restored and planted in the future.
The farm has a section for clover cultivation and production, along with the cultivation of various crops and fruits, most notably, lemons, oranges, tangerines, pomegranates, grapes, figs, almonds and olives, as well as experimental fields containing many crops.
--SPA