The government and private sectors cooperate to ensure food security

The government and private sectors cooperate to ensure food security

Riyadh, KSA - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia “Bahri” has announced today, that its tanker “SARA”, which weighs 60 thousand tons of barley, has arrived at the Jeddah Islamic Port, coming from the Australian port of Bunbury. After the Agricultural Development Fund funded the supply contract concluded between Mansour Al-Mosaid Company and the Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company “SALIC”, the shipment was received by several officials from the concerned parts.

On this occasion, the CEO of Bahri, Eng. Ahmed bin Ali Al-Subaey said: “Providing staple grains such as barley, wheat, and corn to Saudi Arabia is one of our greatest accomplishments as part of the supply chain. The modern tanker carrier “SARA” is one of several ships added to Bahri’s cargo fleet to meet the needs of customers in the Kingdom and the region as well as Saudi companies seeking to import these important commodities. Which will contribute to enhance food security, one of the main objectives of Saudi Vision 2030."

As for the SALIC Group CEO, Eng. Sulaiman bin Abdulrahman Al-Rumaih said: “The contracting project and the arrival of the shipment, which consists of 60,000 tons of barley, is an important milestone in local food security since efforts