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Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers
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Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

Reef Saudi Launches International Training Program for Farmers

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Reef Saudi) has launched an international training program to enhance farmers' skills and knowledge.

The program will feature study tours focused on specific agricultural fields, introducing participants to modern agricultural methods.
According to SPA, the launch ceremony took place at the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture headquarters in Riyadh, with representatives from the ministry and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in attendance.
The training program seeks to foster networking opportunities and encourage participants to adopt and share their learnings from the study tours within and beyond their communities.

The program also aims to provide consultation spaces and introduce participants to innovative agricultural practices.

The program targets specialists in the field of study, including smallholder farmers, land users, and owners of agricultural businesses and institutions.

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China’s First Atmospheric Monitoring Station in Antarctica Begins Operations

Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022. (Reuters)
Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022. (Reuters)
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China’s First Atmospheric Monitoring Station in Antarctica Begins Operations

Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022. (Reuters)
Penguins are seen on an iceberg as scientists investigate the impact of climate change on Antarctica's penguin colonies, on the northern side of the Antarctic peninsula, Antarctica January 15, 2022. (Reuters)

China said its first atmospheric monitoring station in Antarctica started operations this week, a move aimed at helping observe changes on the southern continent and supporting the global response to climate change.

Like the United States, China has been expanding its presence in Antarctica and in the Arctic to explore polar resources.

The Zhongshan National Atmospheric Background Station will conduct "continuous and long-term operational observations of concentration changes in Antarctic atmospheric components," the official Xinhua news agency quoted China's Meteorological Administration as saying.

The station is located in Larsmann Hills in East Antarctica.

Polar regions are "amplifiers" of global climate change, said Ding Minghu, director of the Institute of Global Change and Polar Meteorology at the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences.

He said the station's observation data would have "unique geographical advantages and scientific value" which would aid the study of the impact of human activities on the environment.

China in February opened its Ross Sea scientific research station in Antarctica. It also has five other research stations in Antarctica that were built between 1985 and 2014.