The eastern based National Development Agency, an agency controlled by the Hafter family, reported today that an agricultural supply convoy, arriving from Benghazi, arrived in Sirte today.
The convoy contains what it referred to as several advanced, modern agricultural tractors, agricultural machinery for ploughing, irrigation, pesticide spraying and other agricultural equipment. Eastern media sources reported that there were 87 pivot irrigation systems.
The National Development Agency said ‘‘all of this and many other capabilities and support are being harnessed by the eastern based Libyan government, with direct instructions from the General Command of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces, regarding enhancing national stability and achieving comprehensive development as alternatives to wars and destruction after the nation’s due battle against terrorism and those undermining security in our country’’.
The National Development Agency says this comes within the development plans of the investment management of the National Development Agency in terms of reclaiming agricultural lands in and around the city of Sirte, as well as contributing to supporting the development of the national economy.
Not made in the USA
It must be pointed out that the tractors and single pivot machinery is not made in the USA, as some pro-eastern Libya media have erroneously, or mischievously, reported.
Well placed commercial U.S. sources have assured Libya Herald that the tractors are from China (Lovol brand) and the single pivot irrigation equipment is from Saudi Arabia (Alkhorayef Group). The confusion may be caused by the Saudi pivot systems branded by Alkhorayef as Western.
