Agriculture: The green, green grass of Arabia
Unfeasibly large green circles of crops are the first things many air passengers notice as they fly high above the kingdom's famously barren terrain. At ground level, there are more surprises. The kingdom is home to the world's largest integrated dairy herd and maintains massive poultry flocks. But the fruits of this agrarian bounty are harvested at huge cost: the use of precious water reserves and the injection of large amounts of cash.
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