[27/01/2018 01:50]

ADEN-SABA
The Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation Othman Mujallidiscussed with the Assistant Director-General and Regional Representative for the Near East and North Africa at the FAO Regional Officeways of implementing the national strategic plan for developing the agricultural sector in Yemen.

The meeting discussed the current situation of the agricultural sector in the country and the necessary support required to improve the situation of farmers through short and medium-term programs that keep in line with actual needs of farmers who lost their livelihoods because of the ongoing armed insurgency plaguing the country.

The minister called on the FAO and the European Union to provide the necessary support to develop the level of work in all sectors, especially the agricultural sector, in the country.

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