Solar Insolation Measurements Reveal Farming in Saudi May Be Viable

A false-color image of solar insolation (below), taken by NASA between 1983 and 1993, show that introducing solar energy technology to Saudi Arabia may be the most profitable venture for the country since its discovery of oil in the 1940s. The idea here is to run controlled-environment farming units entirely on solar energy. 

Solar insolation measurements from 1984-1993 reveal that the rate of incoming sunlight make Saudi Arabia a preferable region for year round farming (source: http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=1355).