The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock reported last Wednesday that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) to develop improved seed production and multiplication systems.
The project focuses on strengthening the role of the Agricultural Research Centre and the Varieties Control and Seed Certification Authority, in addition to supporting and developing seed multiplication efforts in the public and private sectors, through a project costing US$ 3 million that will last 3 years.
This came during a meeting held in Egypt attended by the Undersecretary for Bureau Affairs and Agricultural Reclamation, Mohamed Al-Turki, and his accompanying delegation, with the Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, Ibrahim Al-Dakhiri.
Another agreement was signed between the organization and the Arab Centre for Studies of Dry Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD), with the aim of providing Libya with improved wheat seeds produced by ACSAD, to achieve self-sufficiency in this strategic material.
