Riyadh, Agriculture Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al Fadhli, the Saudi Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, the president of the 38th General Assembly of the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development (AOAD), has stressed that the Arab region is rich in biodiversity, natural resources, capacities, human resources, and diverse agricultural environments, calling for unifying Arab efforts to address the many unprecedented environment challenges facing the region and the world. Al Fadhli noted that the Arab region has opportunities to utilise technology and innovation, invest in agriculture, and improve agricultural practices to become more productive, efficient, and sustainable in water and natural resources usage, Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. He also highlighted the importance of enhancing regional and international trade and cooperation and benefiting from international organisations, which makes us look optimistically towards the future of agriculture to enhance cooperation and solidarit y among the region's countries. The minister added that the Arab region and the entire world are facing unprecedented environmental challenges that require utilising the region's relative advantages and unifying efforts to overcome them. He pointed out that the top challenges include water scarcity, desertification, land and environment degradation, climate change, increasing conflicts, lack of security, and economic shocks, in addition to the spread of pandemics and disruptions in food supply chains, which affect the lives of millions across the Arab world. Source: Bahrain News Agency
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