Food Supply Chain in Saudi Arabia

The food supply chainFood supply chain plays a vital role in achieving food securityFood security. This chapter aims to highlight the food supply chainFood supply chain in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is located in the Arabian Peninsula and is surrounded by different countries. In terms of consumptionConsumption, KSA is considerably increasing its use of food products due to various reasons, including unsuitable farming conditions for agricultural food products. Therefore, Saudi Arabia relies on both local productionLocal production and importsImports. Saudi Arabia importsImports the majority of its riceRice from India and wheatWheat from other countries. KSA is rich in the productionProduction of datesDates. The food supply chainsFood supply chain of wheatWheat, riceRice, vegetablesVegetables, and datesDates were examined in this chapter. Additionally, the chapter discusses the link between the supply chainSupply chain and food securityFood security, concluding that an effective food supply chainFood supply chain leads to achieving food securityFood security. Furthermore, the chapter reveals the strategies used by KSA to overcome the COVID-19 crisis and attain a sustainable food securitySustainable food security chain.