Adel Mohammed Khalifa Ghanem¹, Yusuf Ahmad Krimly² and Said Azali Ahamada²*

¹Professor at the Food Security Unit, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
²Food Security Unit, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author: Said Azali Ahamada, Food Security Unit, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Food and Agricultural Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

Received: June 19, 2023; Published: July 07, 2023

Abstract

This research aimed to estimate the quantity and value of water needed to achieve selfsufficiency and food security for eggs during the period 1990-2021. In achieving its objectives, this study relied on secondary data and economic and statistical equations. This current paper resulted in a set of results, the most important of which are, the strategic stock of eggs reached about 114.39 thousand tons, sufficient for local consumption for 130.2 days, and then the food security factor for eggs is estimated at 0.357 at the end of the period 1990-2021. The total amount of water used to meet the local consumption needs for eggs amounted to 20.16 billion m3, with a value of 9.72 billion Riyals. The total amount of water used to achieve the current level of food security for eggs amounted to 402.5 million m3, with a value of 194.02 million Riyals during the period 1990-2021. Finally, this study recommends the need to maintain the percentage of self-sufficiency and the current level of food security for eggs until 2030, in line with the Saudi National Strategy for Agriculture for 2030, through the issuance of the necessary licenses by the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture to establish new projects or expand the production capacity of existing projects, in addition to the Agricultural Development Fund providing the necessary financing needs for the establishment of these projects.

Keywords: Water; Self-Sufficiency; Food Security; Table Eggs; Saudi Arabia

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Citation

Citation: Adel Mohammed Khalifa Ghanem., et al. “Estimating the Quantity and Value of Water Needed to Achieve Self-Sufficiency and Food Security for Table Eggs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 7.8 (2023): 10-18.

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