The Governor of Al-Baha Region, Prince Dr. Hussam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz, stressed the need to strengthen the role of farmers to establish the agricultural identity of the region, and considered the pomegranate festival to be one of the main festivals in the region, and it is reliable for tourist attractions that require its development, expressing his happiness during the launch of the activities of the ninth edition of the pomegranate festival with the participation of farmers Their joy on the day of the harvest, stressing that the festival will continue to be held at the Beida junction in response to the request of farmers to be near them, and to relieve them from the trouble of long distances, stressing that he pays more attention to the pomegranate festival because it goes beyond the idea of the festival, as it will witness in the future a greater development in an organized manner from the assembly industry, explaining The study is ongoing to promote pomegranate cultivation to be one of the features of the region in addition to other agricultural products.
The Emir of Al-Baha added that the region's secretariat and the cooperative society were directed to work on reclaiming the surrounding valley for pomegranate farms, in order to achieve an increase in production and expansion of its cultivation.
Prince Hossam renewed his keenness that there should be no encroachment on government lands or state lands, and to prevent any encroachments and quickly remove them, if any. Pointing out that the issue of lands that were invested by government agencies was discussed, since the yard is on the verge of an organized work, and this requires the readiness of all lands To invest away from encroachments and within the reach of the party that invests it.
After that, the Emir of the Al-Baha region toured the corners of the festival, in which more than 100 exhibitors of the pomegranate fruit participated, whose farms are spread in a number of governorates and centers of Al-Baha, and in historical valleys, the most famous of which are Wadi Bidah, Wadi Turbah Zahran, Wadi Marawa, and Wadi Al-Sadr, and listened to an explanation from the exhibitors about Pomegranates and their prices, in which the quantities of the boxes range from 50 riyals to 400 riyals, while the size of the packages ranges between 7 and 15 kilograms, and varies according to the size and quality of the product and increases and decreases according to supply and demand between the beginning and end of the harvest season. Pomegranate products and juices.
He also watched a number of events accompanying the festival, such as the waterwheel and farming event, and the Zaman market, which displays a number of means of transportation that were used in the cultivation and harvesting of pomegranates.
The Emir of Al-Baha reviewed the exhibition of governmental and private agencies participating in the festival, in which about 15 parties participate, offering many educational and educational means and agricultural exhibits, in addition to the pillars of traffic safety and civil defense, and the corner of productive families that offer many popular foods and handicrafts that the region is famous for.
Ali Al-Rubai (Al-Baha)
