Saudi Minister of Environment, Water, and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli revealed an expansion plan for the broiler sector and support services, in cooperation with the relevant authorities, to boost the self-sufficiency rate of poultry meat to 80% by 2025 as a first stage to achieve food security.
The expansion plan will contribute to pumping new investments into the poultry production sector in the Kingdom with a value of SR17 billion ($4.5 billion) until 2025, to achieve a target production capacity estimated at 1.3 million tons of broiler chickens annually, the Minister said.
