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September 30, 2024 | 3 months ago
Stepping up efforts to materialize the national strategy for self-sufficiency in agricultural products
The Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hamid Bensaâd, stressed on Sunday in Constantine the need to step up efforts to implement the national strategy aimed at achieving self-sufficiency in agricultural produce.
In his opening speech to the 5th edition of the national seminar for the development of the cereals sector organized for two days at the « brothers Mentouri” university (Constantine 1), the same official stressed that the establishment of a short-term national strategy to begin achieving self-sufficiency in certain agricultural products and the objectives set out by the President of the Republic, Mr Abdelmadjid Tebboune will allow « to expand irrigated areas to more than a million hectares and achieve self-sufficiency in durum wheat in 2025 and corn and barley in 2026”.
The combination of efforts is done through the introduction of modern technologies and the association of experts, professionals and the university as an incubator of innovative projects in agriculture, he added, according to the APS, noting that the achievement of food security is one of the foundations of national sovereignty and constitutes a strategic objective for the agricultural sector through the increase in production and productivity of all agricultural sectors to meet the growing food needs of citizens and provide added value for the national economy.
“From the 2024-2025 agricultural season, the areas dedicated to the cultivation of corn, sunflowers and dried vegetables will be increased”.
" From the 2024-2025 agricultural season, the areas dedicated to the cultivation of maize, sunflowers and dried vegetables will be increased," he added, confirming that an area of 3.069 million hectares has been reserved for cereals, including 1.043 million hectares for durum wheat and 1.031 million hectares for barley, with the mobilization of around 4.2 million quintals of seeds and 3.5 million quintals of fertilizer to allow farmers to start sowing and ploughing with complete ease.
The same official highlighted the support provided by the State to farmers through the supply of fertilizers, agricultural equipment and seed varieties adapted to each region.
The first day of this meeting, initiated by the National Chamber of Agriculture (CNA) in collaboration with the Chamber of Agriculture and the Directorate of Agricultural Services (DSA) of the wilaya of Constantine, was marked by the presentation of several communications on several topics, including those on "Rethinking cereal crops to develop them" and "The impact of climate change on cereal crops in Algeria".
A grain fair featuring 30 exhibitors was also opened by the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Hamid Bensaâd, the Wali of Constantine, Abdelkhalek Sayouda, the President of the National Chamber of Agriculture (CNA), Mohamed Yazid Hambli, a representative of the National Union of Algerian Farmers (UNPA), local officials and representatives of several companies in the sector.
September 30, 2024 | 
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