Food Processing Industries

Known as the Kingdom’s “fruit basket”, Jazan is one of the most important agricultural areas in Saudi Arabia. The region produces more than 30 types of fruits, including mangoes, guavas, papayas, and more. Other agricultural varieties such as coffee and wheat, among others, offer prospects and opportunities to invest in value-added food industries.

Jazan also enjoys a coastline of more than 300 km and is rich with aquatic resources that offer high potential for fish farming, with production constituting more than 20% of the Kingdom’s total fish production, enabling the creation of successful seafood-based industrial agglomerations.

The National Industry Strategy (NIS) has chosen Jazan as a destination for food industry clusters to maximize the utilization of its resources and comparative advantage.