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Tue, 09/21/2010 - 09:03
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Yemen, UNDP discuss agricultural cooperation areas
SANA'A, Sep.20 (Saba)- Minister
of Agriculture and Irrigation Mansour al-Hawshabi met on Monday with Director of
Economic
Diversification Support Program (EDSP) ,financed by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
Talks in the meeting dealt with aspects of cooperation between the two sides,
especially with regard to the development of agricultural activities to enhance the
agricultural
sector's role in achieving food security.
The two sides affirmed the importance of the program and its contributions to the
agricultural development.
They reviewed the program's vision on supporting Yemen's efforts in the
implementation of the goals of the five-year plan, in particularly those ones
relating to providing
water for achieving food security.
The EDSP's director, Heba Ahmed, confirmed the UNDP's keenness to know the vision
and plans of the Ministry of Agriculture in order to help it through linking them
with
the goals of the five-year plan.
She indicated that the program seeks to support Yemen's plans and programs in the
various sectors of agriculture, fisheries, trad, industry, tourism and planning.
For his part, al-Hawshabi commended the UNDP's role in promoting Yemen's efforts in
achieving the food security and the goals of the five-year plan.
He pointed out that the agricultural sector is the base of the sustainable
development, affirming that the ministry's plans and programs are seeking during
the coming period
to fill up the food gap in Yemen through improving the agricultural production.
In a statement to Saba, Director of the project to support economic diversification
in the agriculture sector, Sadiq al-Nabhani said that the project, financed with a
grant
of USD 2.9 million from the UNDP with, focuses on important issues in Yemen's
strategic vision for 2025, which is represented in the economic diversity,
alleviating poverty
and creating jobs.
He indicated that the economic diversification program that started at the
beginning of this year and lasts for five years includes the implementation of
various agricultural
activities.
BA
of Agriculture and Irrigation Mansour al-Hawshabi met on Monday with Director of
Economic
Diversification Support Program (EDSP) ,financed by the United Nations Development
Programme (UNDP).
Talks in the meeting dealt with aspects of cooperation between the two sides,
especially with regard to the development of agricultural activities to enhance the
agricultural
sector's role in achieving food security.
The two sides affirmed the importance of the program and its contributions to the
agricultural development.
They reviewed the program's vision on supporting Yemen's efforts in the
implementation of the goals of the five-year plan, in particularly those ones
relating to providing
water for achieving food security.
The EDSP's director, Heba Ahmed, confirmed the UNDP's keenness to know the vision
and plans of the Ministry of Agriculture in order to help it through linking them
with
the goals of the five-year plan.
She indicated that the program seeks to support Yemen's plans and programs in the
various sectors of agriculture, fisheries, trad, industry, tourism and planning.
For his part, al-Hawshabi commended the UNDP's role in promoting Yemen's efforts in
achieving the food security and the goals of the five-year plan.
He pointed out that the agricultural sector is the base of the sustainable
development, affirming that the ministry's plans and programs are seeking during
the coming period
to fill up the food gap in Yemen through improving the agricultural production.
In a statement to Saba, Director of the project to support economic diversification
in the agriculture sector, Sadiq al-Nabhani said that the project, financed with a
grant
of USD 2.9 million from the UNDP with, focuses on important issues in Yemen's
strategic vision for 2025, which is represented in the economic diversity,
alleviating poverty
and creating jobs.
He indicated that the economic diversification program that started at the
beginning of this year and lasts for five years includes the implementation of
various agricultural
activities.
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