Aramco signs deal to develop dates production, food manufacturing industries in Al-Ahsa

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco has signed an initial agreement with the Palm Cooperative Society in Al-Ahsa for an initiative that seeks to develop dates production and food manufacturing industries in the governorate.

The initiative’s first phase includes the processing and operation of the association’s existing factory, which includes the production, packaging and marketing of products, Saudi Press Agency reported.

It also aims to directly assist 200 beneficiaries with low incomes in Al-Ahsa governorate and to provide training courses on farming methods to cover the largest number of indirect beneficiaries.