Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company

Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company is a Saudi joined-stock company, established in 1988 with a capital of SAR300 million. It specializes in agricultural and animal production and began its operations in Basita al-Jouf area in Wadi al-Sarhan in al-Jawf Province, on a land area of 421 million m.

The company is listed on the main market of the Saudi Stock Exchange under the name 'al-Jouf Agricultural Company', within the food and consumer staples sector, under the trading name 'al-Jouf' and symbol '6070'.

The main activity of al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company focuses on plant and animal agricultural production, and the manufacturing and marketing of agricultural and animal products. Its activities include: establishing and operating plant and animal farms, reclaiming agricultural lands, marketing products wholesale or retail in local and foreign markets, establishing and supervising industrial projects related to the company's products, issuing commercial agencies and sales contracts, irrigation projects and installing agricultural greenhouses, and purchasing and selling lands and properties necessary for production.

Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company produces a number of agricultural crops such as olives, vegetable oils, vegetables, dates, seeds, animal feed, and barley. Additionally, they are involved in poultry farming and egg production, fisheries through fishing, and aquaculture farming including shrimp. The company also establishes beekeeping operations for honey production, pickle manufacturing, and the production and packaging of water and ice.

Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company established the Industrial Complex for Olive Oil, which contains about five million olive trees, producing 33,000 t of olives annually and 5,500 t of oil, as well as a pickles factory that produces whole green and black olives, sliced and pitted olives, in addition to olive paste, olive salad, and pickled vegetables. The company also implemented the Wheat Silos project, which includes five silos with a capacity of 15,000 t and a storage area with a capacity of eighty thousand t. The company also executed the Natural Honey Beehives project, producing fifteen t annually, the Grape Vineyard Cultivation project, and the Date Palm project, which includes 15,000 palm trees spanning 150 ha. It also established the Fried Potato Slices Factory project in 2021.

Al-Jouf Agricultural Development Company obtained the Guinness World Records certificate for the largest modern olive farm on March 18, 2018, the European Organic Production Certificate from the German organization Kiwa in 2019, and the Saudi Organic Production Certificate from the Saudi Organic Farming Association.

The company also obtained the ISO certification in the Food Safety Management System and the Environmental Management System, in addition to the Saudi Quality Mark certification from the Saudi Standards, Metrology and Quality Organization (SASO).