{"version":"1","article":{"id":"saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou","slug":"saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou?lang=en","title":"Saudi ministry and Reef Foundation sign rural-development agreement","summary":"The memorandum targets small-farmer support, knowledge exchange and agricultural use of public assets.","category":"agriculture","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":"2026-09-03","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA)","url":"https://www.mewa.gov.sa/en/MediaCenter/News/Pages/mowa-reef-mou-rural-development.aspx","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-03"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/saudi-reef-national-foundation-rural-development-mou?lang=ar"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) and the Reef National Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on September 3 to strengthen rural-development programmes and improve services for beneficiaries. The signing took place under the patronage of Vice Minister Mansour Al-Mushaiti. Majid Alkhlaif, the ministry’s deputy for beneficiary services and branch affairs, and Reef Foundation Chief Executive Thamer Albqmi signed the agreement. The announcement emphasises coordination and institutional capacity-building.","The parties aim to develop employee skills, facilitate the transfer of knowledge and experience, and improve the efficiency of rural-development programmes through joint work. The ministry says the agreement provides for sharing information and expertise and organising events and initiatives together. This creates a framework for a government agency and a national foundation to cooperate on rural support. The notice does not specify the division of responsibilities, number of staff involved or details of a particular training programme.","One area of cooperation is making better use of agricultural land and movable assets allocated to the ministry to support small-scale farmers. The announcement says these resources may be used for agricultural activities. It does not identify the plots or equipment covered, say how many farmers might benefit, set a period of use or provide application criteria. The signing therefore should not be described as a transfer of assets to farmers or confirmation that new sites are already available.","MEWA expects the agreement to help diversify the productive base, contribute to national food-security goals and advance programmes aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. Rural production depends not only on output volumes but also on farmers’ access to markets, knowledge and usable agricultural resources. The notice frames these as aims and expected contributions. It provides no investment amount, production target, beneficiary count or projected increase in farmer income.","The Reef Foundation participates as a national organisation connected with rural and development programmes. The collaboration is intended to bring together the ministry’s branch and beneficiary services with the foundation’s programme capacity. Results will depend on how the parties carry out joint events, exchange expertise and arrange access to land and movable assets. The September 3 signature establishes a cooperation framework; on its own, it does not confirm a funding transfer, a new grant programme or the launch of specific rural projects."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The memorandum targets small-farmer support, knowledge exchange and agricultural use of public assets.\n\nSaudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture (MEWA) and the Reef National Foundation signed a memorandum of understanding on September 3 to strengthen rural-development programmes and improve services for beneficiaries. The signing took place under the patronage of Vice Minister Mansour Al-Mushaiti. Majid Alkhlaif, the ministry’s deputy for beneficiary services and branch affairs, and Reef Foundation Chief Executive Thamer Albqmi signed the agreement. The announcement emphasises coordination and institutional capacity-building.\n\nThe parties aim to develop employee skills, facilitate the transfer of knowledge and experience, and improve the efficiency of rural-development programmes through joint work. The ministry says the agreement provides for sharing information and expertise and organising events and initiatives together. This creates a framework for a government agency and a national foundation to cooperate on rural support. The notice does not specify the division of responsibilities, number of staff involved or details of a particular training programme.\n\nOne area of cooperation is making better use of agricultural land and movable assets allocated to the ministry to support small-scale farmers. The announcement says these resources may be used for agricultural activities. It does not identify the plots or equipment covered, say how many farmers might benefit, set a period of use or provide application criteria. The signing therefore should not be described as a transfer of assets to farmers or confirmation that new sites are already available.\n\nMEWA expects the agreement to help diversify the productive base, contribute to national food-security goals and advance programmes aligned with Saudi Vision 2030. Rural production depends not only on output volumes but also on farmers’ access to markets, knowledge and usable agricultural resources. The notice frames these as aims and expected contributions. It provides no investment amount, production target, beneficiary count or projected increase in farmer income.\n\nThe Reef Foundation participates as a national organisation connected with rural and development programmes. The collaboration is intended to bring together the ministry’s branch and beneficiary services with the foundation’s programme capacity. Results will depend on how the parties carry out joint events, exchange expertise and arrange access to land and movable assets. The September 3 signature establishes a cooperation framework; on its own, it does not confirm a funding transfer, a new grant programme or the launch of specific rural projects.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"agriculture","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/agriculture-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic agricultural landscape with wheat, olive trees and irrigation channels.","language":"en"}}}