Ministry of Agriculture, ESCWA discuss enhancing scientific and technical cooperation and exchanging experiences

On Sep 7, 2023

A meeting was held today at the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, which included representatives of the Ministries of Local Administration, Environment and Water Resources, the Planning Commission, the Farmers’ Union, and the delegation of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA).

Aspects of cooperation and coordination between all parties related to the agricultural sector with the Organization, the projects proposed, and the foundations for their implementation were discussed during the meeting

The head of the delegation, Reem Muhammad Abd al-Hadi al-Najdawi, reviewed the Organization’s methodology, the purpose of the two-day visit to Syria, ways to activate scientific and technical cooperation, and link with other organizations.

Hamo Al-Omrani, Economic Affairs Officer for Environment and Food Policies at ESCWA, said in a press statement that the aim of ESCWA’s visit to Syria is to discuss opportunities for cooperation within the framework of supporting the recovery of agriculture in Syria, whereby the priority that must be worked on has been determined in coordination with the rest of the United Nations bodies operating in Syria.

The importance of cooperation with international organizations, including ESCWA, to establish coordination frameworks in the fields of training and qualification was discussed as well as the possibility of benefiting from the expertise that the Organization possesses in enhancing the performance of the agricultural sector.

During the meeting, ways of achieving development and enhancing cooperation in the field of agriculture were discussed.

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