The third edition of the National livestock and fisheries development program Exhibition, which will continue until the sixth of February 2024, was launched in the Saudi capital, “Riyadh”, today, under the patronage of His Excellency the Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Eng. Abdul Rahman Al-Fadhli, and in the presence of a number of ministers, officials and those interested in the field. This exhibition, which is held at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Center, stems from the Kingdom’s leading role in the fisheries sector, and in order to create a global platform that brings together experts in this field, as 35 countries are participating in the exhibition, represented by more than 120 international and local companies and 3,000 local and international businessmen, and the number of visitors to the exhibition is expected to reach more than 15,000 visitorsThe National livestock and fisheries development program Exhibition aims to provide an annual platform that brings together international expertise, global experiences and modern technologies in the fields of aquaculture, fisheries, algae and feed, highlighting the food industries of fish food, reviewing the most important products and investment and economic opportunities available, encouraging local and foreign investment in the field of aquaculture, in addition to communicating with key decision-makers in the Kingdom regarding fisheries and their requirements, and reviewing and displaying the latest developments in marine products and the latest Cutting-edge technologies in the fieldThe General Supervisor of Livestock and Fisheries at the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, Dr. Ali Al-Sheikhi, explained that the increasing population growth, practices harmful to the marine environment and their direct impact on fish stocks, are factors that require us to go to the development and development of the aquaculture industry to achieve food security and sustainability, indicating that the volume of direct government spending in the fisheries sector amounted to about one billion riyals in infrastructure, research and localization, in the government’s belief in the importance of the sector and its opportunities to contribute to achieving food security and supporting the domestic product. and increase exportsHe added that the Kingdom is working to face challenges by finding thoughtful solutions, improving practices, stimulating the sector, facilitating procedures, providing land, building the necessary systems and control, in addition to building capacities and finding possible legislation for the sector, and we are also working with major companies to provide integrated infrastructure with small companies to enhance production and marketing opportunities to be reflected in increasing investment directlyFor his part, the Director of Corporate Communication and Partnerships at the National Program for the Development of the Livestock and Fisheries Sector, Mr. Abdul Majeed Al-Shehri, explained that the exhibition discusses several important issues such as the sustainability of fisheries, the development of aquaculture, the development of food industries from seafood, the localization of modern technologies and manufacturing industries in the fisheries sector, as well as the manufacture of fishing equipment and tools, in addition to raising awareness to increase the consumption pattern of fish products, pointing out that the exhibition will witness an investment seminar “to promote investment opportunities in the Fish farming” with the participation of a number of relevant government agencies, in addition to holding 22 technical workshops with the participation of international speakers, companies and international universitiesAl-Shehri pointed out that the exhibition is also witnessing the signing of a number of cooperation agreements and memoranda of understanding between the National Program for the Development of the Livestock and Fisheries Sector and NEOM, in addition to the signing of a memorandum of understanding between NEOM and Pure Salmon to establish a closed systems project in aquaculture, and the signing of an agreement between Tobyan and Tabuk Fish Company, Tobyan and the Saudi Aquaculture Group “Naqwa” to market aquaculture products, and the exhibition also includes the signing of a memorandum of understanding between Radwa and Sea Resources Company to market farmed fish productsIt is noteworthy that the National livestock and fisheries development program Exhibition will witness in this edition for the first time a “Sea Cooking” competition under the supervision of the most famous chefs and judges in the world, and the “Master Class” event with the participation of more than 120 cooking enthusiasts to present seafood dishes in traditional and qualitative cooking methods, in addition to the businessmen communication program, and the exhibition of farmed fish products types