1. SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION saudi greenhouses management & agri marketing co. Sérgio Nicolau, M.Sc. Riyadh, 31 May 2016 Power Point Presentation Workshop Fresh Produce: your health, our future | All rights reserved. WORKSHOP FRESH PRODUCE: your health, our future

2. FRUIT AND VEGETABLE INTAKE IS CRUCIAL FOR A BALANCED DIET THAT WILL DECISIVELY MARK OUR QUALITY AND EXPECTANCY OF LIFE.

3. WHAT CAN WE DO TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE fruit & vegetable CONSUMPTION IN OUR SOCIETIES ACROSS THE GLOBE?

4. develop the need

5. It would certainly be MUCH EASIER IF WE FELT NECESSARY TO RAISE ICE CREAM CONSUMPTION BY 200 GR PER DAY FOR HEALTH REASONS !

6. MEET THE HOPEFULLY RAPID INCREASING “NEED” OR, EVEN BETTER, “DESIRE” AND related CONSUMPTION!

7. Alrasheed greenhouses Established in 1987 Total 9 locations Total area 75 ha (750,000 m 2 ) Producing Vegetables (tomato, cucumber, sweet pepper, lettuce, green beans, herbs) and seasonal flowering plants. Support and Advisory services for sustainable sector development and agri-marketing

8. production sites namelocationsizemain crops 1.Arrayyanah farmRiyadh6 ha Tomato, cucumber (mini and long) 2.Arrayah farmKharj5 ha Tomato, cucumber, lettuce (hydroponics), green beans, herbs, bedding plants 3.Arrayhanah farmKharj6 + 7.5 ha Tomato, cucumber, cherry tomato, beef tomato 4.Azizia farmDhurma12 ha Tomato, cucumber, sweet pepper, hot pepper, eggplant 5.Tabuk farmTabuk8 ha Tomato, cucumber 6.Arragheeb farmKharj8 ha Tomato, cucumber 7.Al Khair farmHufuf4 ha Cucumber (hydroponics) 8.Al Maali farmQassim10 ha Under construction 9.Belihad farmTebrak8 ha Under construction

9. production locations

10. HOW WILL WE BE ABLE TO RESPOND AND MATCH THE GREATER DEMAND ARISING FROM A GROWING POPULATION AND GROWING CONSUMPTION HABITS OF F&V?

11. Sustainability is the collection of policies and strategies employed by companies to minimize their environmental impact on future generations.

12. CHOICE OF CROP VARIETY. USE OF SELECTED VARIETIES.

13. CRITICAL AGRONOMIC VARIABLES IN CROP PRODUCTION CLIMATE  Temperature  Rainfall  Humidity  Day Length WATER  Irrigation water  Cooling water NUTRITION PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT

14. Food Safety Integrated Pest Management schemes Biological control Regular sampling and analysis by international laboratories Crop rotation

15. Together we hope to stay on the path of contributing to the growth in consumption of fresh fruits and vegetables in our diet !

16. THANK YOU saudi greenhouses management & agri marketing co. Sérgio Nicolau, M.Sc. Riyadh, 31 May 2016 Power Point Presentation Workshop Fresh Produce: your health, our future | All rights reserved. WORKSHOP FRESH PRODUCE: your health, our future