Yemen, IFAD discuss coffee, honey products cultivation

AMRAN, June 07 (Saba)- Director General of Agriculture and
Irrigation Office in Amran governorate Khaled al-Haaj discussed here
on Sunday with experts from the International Fund for Agricultural
Development (IFAD) work plan of the cultivation of coffee and honey
products in Amran province.

During the meeting, Khaled al-Haaj briefed IFAD's delegation on some
of the coffee areas in the governorate and the difficulties faced by
the planting process.

The project of coffee and honey cultivation include improvement of
irrigation systems, training farmers on ways of improving
production, ways of dealing with the crop after harvest and
providing them with modern systems for marketing products.

The project, at a cost of $26 million, aims at supporting
coffee-growing areas in Amran governorate and the cultivating in
each of Sana'a, Dalei, Lahj, Hodeidah and Dhamar governorates.

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