{"version":"1","article":{"id":"mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch","slug":"mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch?lang=en","title":"MEWA brings five entities into its Esnad shared-services centre","summary":"Saudi Arabia’s environment, water and agriculture ministry included teams from sustainable agriculture, livestock, water efficiency, dates and Arabian horse bodies in a shared-services model.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T02:55:20+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T02:55:20+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-17","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture","url":"https://www.mewa.gov.sa/en/MediaCenter/News/Pages/mewa-launches-esnad-center.aspx","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-17"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/mewa-esnad-shared-services-center-launch?lang=ar"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Alfadley, launched Esnad, a shared-services centre, on 17 September. The ministry said the centre is designed to streamline common services, strengthen integration across its network of entities and improve the efficiency, quality and sustainability of services. MEWA described Esnad as an operating model that combines shared-service teams and capabilities across participating bodies, rather than as a new regulator that takes over their individual mandates. The ministry’s stated aim is to make better use of available resources and create greater value through a more unified delivery structure. The announcement records the launch and initial participation; it does not present measured savings or service outcomes.","Five entities have joined the centre: the National Center for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Development; the National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program; the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center; the National Center for Palms and Dates; and the King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Center. Their work spans agriculture, livestock, water conservation, date production and Arabian horses. That range indicates Esnad is intended to support common operations across a diverse ministry ecosystem. MEWA confirmed that shared-services teams from all five bodies joined the model, but did not state which specific services each entity transferred or how many employees are involved. The release also did not describe changes to the organisations’ public-facing mandates.","According to MEWA, the model will standardise practices and procedures, optimise resource use, improve operational efficiency and service quality, and maintain business continuity. The ministry said Esnad can develop gradually in line with operational needs. The centre is therefore framed as a shared-services structure that can expand over time, rather than a one-off reorganisation that changes every service at once. The announcement did not provide service-level targets, projected cost savings, a transition schedule or the locations where shared teams will work. It establishes the operating principles and participating entities, but does not yet quantify the performance gains the ministry expects from integration.","MEWA called the launch the beginning of a sustainable approach to developing shared services, continuous improvement and a better beneficiary experience. Shared services can bring similar administrative or support processes together across separate organisations, potentially reducing duplicated effort and making expertise easier to use. The ministry’s statement, however, did not list the functions that will be centralised. It would not be supported to conclude from the announcement that accounting, human resources, procurement or technology services have already been transferred. What the source confirms is narrower: the five entities’ shared-services teams joined Esnad, and the ministry intends to standardise processes, use resources more effectively and improve continuity and quality."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Saudi Arabia’s environment, water and agriculture ministry included teams from sustainable agriculture, livestock, water efficiency, dates and Arabian horse bodies in a shared-services model.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Abdulrahman Alfadley, launched Esnad, a shared-services centre, on 17 September. The ministry said the centre is designed to streamline common services, strengthen integration across its network of entities and improve the efficiency, quality and sustainability of services. MEWA described Esnad as an operating model that combines shared-service teams and capabilities across participating bodies, rather than as a new regulator that takes over their individual mandates. The ministry’s stated aim is to make better use of available resources and create greater value through a more unified delivery structure. The announcement records the launch and initial participation; it does not present measured savings or service outcomes.\n\nFive entities have joined the centre: the National Center for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Development; the National Livestock and Fisheries Development Program; the National Water Efficiency and Conservation Center; the National Center for Palms and Dates; and the King Abdulaziz Arabian Horse Center. Their work spans agriculture, livestock, water conservation, date production and Arabian horses. That range indicates Esnad is intended to support common operations across a diverse ministry ecosystem. MEWA confirmed that shared-services teams from all five bodies joined the model, but did not state which specific services each entity transferred or how many employees are involved. The release also did not describe changes to the organisations’ public-facing mandates.\n\nAccording to MEWA, the model will standardise practices and procedures, optimise resource use, improve operational efficiency and service quality, and maintain business continuity. The ministry said Esnad can develop gradually in line with operational needs. The centre is therefore framed as a shared-services structure that can expand over time, rather than a one-off reorganisation that changes every service at once. The announcement did not provide service-level targets, projected cost savings, a transition schedule or the locations where shared teams will work. It establishes the operating principles and participating entities, but does not yet quantify the performance gains the ministry expects from integration.\n\nMEWA called the launch the beginning of a sustainable approach to developing shared services, continuous improvement and a better beneficiary experience. Shared services can bring similar administrative or support processes together across separate organisations, potentially reducing duplicated effort and making expertise easier to use. The ministry’s statement, however, did not list the functions that will be centralised. It would not be supported to conclude from the announcement that accounting, human resources, procurement or technology services have already been transferred. What the source confirms is narrower: the five entities’ shared-services teams joined Esnad, and the ministry intends to standardise processes, use resources more effectively and improve continuity and quality.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}