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Vision 2030 defines agriculture as one of five main strategic sectors, including aerospace and automotive
In 2019, aquifers supplied no less than 10 billion cubic meters of irrigation water to local farms
Updated 04 June 2021
June 03, 2021 23:12
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is a waterless and barren land, covered by vast deserts and rugged mountains and therefore unsuited to anything but growing dates. Right? Actually, wrong.
The Saudi environment is dry, no doubt. But surprisingly, the Kingdom is an agricultural powerhouse, on the path to achieving a considerable measure of food security, while becoming a major exporter of agricultural products.
This trend has been given further urgency with the implementation of Vision 2030, which defines agriculture as one of five main strategic sectors, alongside aerospace/defense, automotive, transport/logistics, and construction.
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arl Hartmann is co-founder of the recruitment software developer Compono and of Lyreâs Spirit Co, which makes non-alcoholic drinks. He lives in Noosa.
It is the only sport Iâve found that compels you to be totally in the moment. You embrace nature, clear your mind, and find inspiration in embracing nature.
How did you get into it and how old were you?
Many years ago, I went through the IBM Global Entrepreneurship Program, where I met venture capitalist Bill Tai (known locally for being an early investor in graphic design platform Canva). Bill showed me some footage of himself kitesurfing at an event off Necker Island with Richard Branson (who owns the British Virgin island). In that moment, I knew the only way Iâd ever be invited to an event like that was if I could kitesurf. I took lessons on and off over the next few years. When I finally met Richard Branson some years later and told him the story of how I got into it, he found it pretty funny and