Transportation Infrastructure and Food Security in Saudi Arabia

TransportationTransportation is one of the main drivers of food security. Saudi Arabia has given special attention to the transportation sector and established the Ministry of TransportationTransportation (MOT) to take responsibility for its supervision and development. It has also given special attention to food security in its 2030 Vision and assigned the role of its management to the Ministry of EnvironmentEnvironment, Water and Agriculture. This chapter aimed to shed light on the transportation infrastructureInfrastructure and food security in Saudi Arabia. It is evidence that transportationTransportation is crucial for food availabilityFood availability and accessibilityAccessibility being affected by both the supply and demand side of goods. On the supply side, good transportation increases agricultural productivity and economic growth, however; on the demand side, it improves consumersConsumers’ incomeIncome and creates job opportunities. It is also clear that the Kingdom has a well-established transportationTransportation system and logistics services that are widely spread and strongly connected with international markets. This strong transportation infrastructureInfrastructure coupled with sound measures and policy has reflected in the Kingdom's ability to sustain its food security even during adverse conditions of COVID-19, as the country ranked first in terms of global food security indicatorsFood security indicators during the pandemic time.