Smart City Playbook
Environment & Agriculture
Sector
Sector
Overview
The agriculture sector is the 8th largest contributor to Madinah’s GVA, with currently 22,370 agricultural holdings in the region. The main agriculture products in Madinah city include dates, honey, mint, chicken, vegetables and fish. Demand for dates exports has grown at nearly 5% CAGR between 2007 and 2016, indicating a potential The region currently employs traditional irrigation methods, leading to an increased use of water. As of 2018, there was a limitation on fodder and cereal crops due to water scarcity.
Number of Trees, #, 2015
Agriculture Contribution to Madinah GVA, 2018
~3,000
Employees in the
agriculture sector
Key Sector Challenges Analysis
Date Yields Comparison, in Kg/tree, 2017
Irrigation Equipment Usage, Equipment in #/000 hectares of crop
Air Quality Index in Al Madinah is 117 which falls in the category of “unhealthy for sensitive people”
Only 1% of housing units in Al Madinah use solar energy
Water Consumption Value, in $/m3 of water
Key Observations
Madinah ranks among the lowest users of technology per unit of cropland and still relies on traditional agriculture techniques
Although Al Madinah’s date yields is low, the region is a large contributor to KSA’s date production and is stirred by international demand
Due to water scarcity within Al Madinah region, several types of crops have been discontinued
Sector
Workshops
We facilitated an ideation session for the Agriculture & Environment sector, focusing on our 12 personas.
Environment & Agriculture
Use Cases
Smart Farming Solutions
Eco Digital Wallet
“Farm-to-Table”
Transformation Toolkit
Sustainable Living Dashboard “Rasheed”
Zero Food Waste Platform “Ne3mah”
Smart Waste
Management
Central Farmers Community & Marketplace
Vertical & Community Agriculture
Smart Green Buildings
Interactive Connected Street
Explore Our Sectors
Healthcare & Wellbeing
A healthier population that is taken care of with proactiveness, responsiveness and quality.
Tourism
A seamless, pleasant, rich, and safe visitor experience across the City.
Environment & Agriculture
A sustainable living culture and conservation of resources to persist for future generations.
Transport & Mobility
A safer, more convenient, navigable, and accessible city.
Business, Industry & Logistics
An integrated, efficient and productive environment for business and industry to prosper.
Old Neighborhoods
The integration of Al Madinah’s old neighborhoods to Al Madinah’s thriving economic and social landscape and empower higher standards of living.
