World Food Program supports winter agricultural season in the north
The Governor of the Northern State, Mr. Abdeen Awadallah, met with a delegation of the World Food Program in the presence of the Director General of the State Ministry of Production and Economic Resources, Engineer Othman Ahmed Othman, and the Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs. State Aide, Dr. Abdul Rahman Ali Khairy During the meeting, the state governor received clarification on this year's World Food Program plan related to its interventions in the state under the project emergency on wheat, which benefited around fifty farmers. last year
The plan also includes the implementation of the Sumoud project, which contains productive projects,
Director General of the Ministry of Production and Economic Resources, Engineer Othman Ahmed Othman, said the World Food Program would support the winter agricultural season, indicating that the move would advance the state government's efforts to make this season a success, highlighting that the targeted areas for wheat cultivation are 250,000 acres.
On his part, the State Humanitarian Relief Commissioner, Dr. Abdul Rahman Ali Khairy, highlighted the continuation of the World Food Program-funded emergency wheat project in the state, in addition to the Resilience, which targets small farmers to grow beans. , corn and market garden crops and benefit from the added value of these crops through manufacturing industries.
He asked the state governor to organize a workshop on how to manage these projects and stressed the need to select small farmers and those who benefit from these projects on clear and precise grounds and standards.
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