• Significant savings in irrigation water and fertilizers.
• Double the production per unit area
• Saving on agricultural labor
• speed of crop production
• Reducing the use of pesticides
• Easy to control pests and diseases
• Eliminate organic fertilizers
• Off-season crop production

Agricultural production sector in the GCC countries

There is no doubt that the agricultural sector holds great importance in today’s global economies. It plays a crucial role in achieving self-sufficiency and food security, reducing unemployment, and alleviating poverty. Additionally, it serves as the primary source of raw materials for many manufacturing industries. This vital sector employs approximately 935.6 million workers, representing 28.3% of the global workforce.

• According to the latest statistics, the amount of plant production in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries of various agricultural crops is estimated at about 8.7 million tons. It is noted that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia alone contributes 60.5% of the Gulf plant production, followed by the Sultanate of Oman with about 19.1%, then the Emirates with 12.5%, and the rest of the countries share the remaining percentage.
• Vegetables constitute 41% of the Gulf plant production. Vegetables are the first product on top of the Gulf plant production list in Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia leads the region in vegetable production, contributing 55.1% to the total production volume.
• Cereals constitute 7% of the total plant production in the GCC countries, amounting to 1.9 million tons. The UAE leads the rest of the GCC countries in grain production, with a contribution of 42.9%.
• The amount of fish caught in the GCC countries was estimated, according to the latest statistics, at 740 tons. The Sultanate of Oman’s share of this amount was 74.8%.
• There are 124,700 people working as fishermen in the GCC countries (40% of them in Oman, and 33% of them in the UAE).
• There are 41,100 fishing boats in the GCC countries; the Sultanate of Oman accounts for 57.7% of them, followed by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with 26.6%.

• Despite all of the above, the contribution of this sector to the global GDP does not exceed 4%. Here, this percentage must be reconsidered for the coming future; in 2050, the world population will exceed 9 billion people, and the agricultural sector alone will be responsible for feeding these people and required to protect them from the abyss of hunger.
• The total area of ​​the Gulf Cooperation Council countries is estimated at about 2.4 million square kilometers, and the cultivated area of ​​this land is 11.8 thousand square kilometers, and this cultivated area constitutes 0.5% of the total area of ​​the Council countries.
• The GCC countries are similar in that the cultivated area compared to the total area does not exceed 1%, with the exception of the Kingdom of Bahrain, where the percentage of cultivated land reaches 4.8% of the total area.
• Fruit production is expected to boom in the GCC countries in the coming years, with a CAGR of 3.8%.

Global agricultural production sector

Over the past 20 years, the added value of agriculture has increased by 73% to US$3.5 trillion.

Agriculture accounts for 4% of global GDP.

Agriculture employs 874 million people, representing about 27% of the world’s total workforce.

4.8 billion hectares is the total agricultural area in the world, divided into (3.2 billion hectares of meadows and pastures and 1.6 billion hectares of crops).

9.4 billion tons Total world primary crop production.

337 million tons is the total world production of red and white meat.

883 million tons is the total world production of fruits.

1128 million tons is the total world production of vegetables.

201 million tons is the total world production of vegetable oils.

883 million tons is the total world production of milk.

83 million tons is the total world egg production.