عربي English Türkçe اردو فارسى
Logo
Latest News
Varieties

Saudi Reef Highlights 750 Million Taif Roses Produced in 2024

Saudi Reef Highlights 750 Million Taif Roses Produced in 2024
TT
20
TT

Saudi Reef Highlights 750 Million Taif Roses Produced in 2024

Saudi Reef Highlights 750 Million Taif Roses Produced in 2024

The Sustainable Agricultural Rural Development Program (Saudi Reef) has launched a week-long media campaign highlighting Taif roses as one of the Kingdom's most important agricultural and heritage products with significant economic value.
Saudi Reef Assistant Secretary-General for Media and Communication Majed Al-Buraikan noted that the Taif rose is one of the world's most prominent aromatic roses and is classified among the top three types in terms of quality and fragrance, SPA reported.

He emphasized that Taif rose production exceeded 750 million roses in 2024, with the program aiming to increase production to 2 billion by 2026.
He said that Saudi Reef has allocated SAR135 million in direct investments over three years to implement 14 development projects.

These projects cover various stages of production and support, including nurseries, laboratories, and agri-clinics, to support value chains and achieve sustainable rural development in line with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030.

Most Viewed

 
Varieties

India’s Monsoon Back on Track, Heatwave to Ease, Says Weather Officials 

School children use umbrellas to cover themselves from the rain as they walk to school, in New Delhi, India May 2, 2025. (Reuters)
School children use umbrellas to cover themselves from the rain as they walk to school, in New Delhi, India May 2, 2025. (Reuters)
TT
20
TT

India’s Monsoon Back on Track, Heatwave to Ease, Says Weather Officials 

School children use umbrellas to cover themselves from the rain as they walk to school, in New Delhi, India May 2, 2025. (Reuters)
School children use umbrellas to cover themselves from the rain as they walk to school, in New Delhi, India May 2, 2025. (Reuters)

India's monsoon has revived after stalling for more than a fortnight, and rains are set to cover central parts of the country this week, bringing relief from the heatwave in the grain-growing northern plains, two senior weather officials said on Monday.

The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's nearly $4 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain that India needs to water farms and replenish aquifers and reservoirs.

Nearly half of India's farmland, which has no irrigation, depends on the annual June-September rains for crop growth.

The monsoon has revived after a fortnight as a favorable weather system has developed in the Bay of Bengal, which would help the monsoon to cover entire central India this week, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) told Reuters.

Monsoon rains on Monday covered almost the entire western state of Maharashtra and entered into neighboring Gujarat and central state of Madhya Pradesh, the official said.

The Monsoon's onset over Kerala occurred on May 24 and quickly covered southern, northeastern and some parts of western India ahead of its usual schedule, but its progress has stalled since May 29, according to an IMD chart that tracked the monsoon's progress.

The monsoon has gained the required momentum, and heavy rainfall is likely over west coast, central and some parts of north India in next ten days, which will significantly bring down temperatures, another weather official said.

India has received 31% lower rainfall than average in the first half of June, but in the second half the country is set to receive above average rainfall, the official said.

Monsoon rains are set to progress quickly in the next few days and could cover most parts of the country before the end of June, the official said.

Summer rains usually fall in Kerala around June 1 before spreading nationwide by mid-July, allowing farmers to plant crops such as rice, corn, cotton, soybeans and sugarcane.