DAMASCUS, (ST)- Minister of Agriculture Ahmad al-Qaderi and Undersecretary of the Sudanese Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Babikir Osman Mohamed Ali discussed on Monday agricultural cooperation between Syria and Sudan.
According to the Syrian News Agency (SANA), the two sides agreed on implementing the signed cooperation agreements on agricultural scientific research and animal health. They also agreed on increasing the exchange of agricultural products and exporting Syrian Veterinary Medicines to Sudan.
Al-Qaderi explained the agricultural development and the food self-sufficiency Syria had witnessed before the war and the huge systematic destruction the Syrian agricultural sector has experienced during the global war on the country. He said that despite the difficult war circumstances the agricultural sector continued its production and it hasn’t lost any agricultural product thanks to the steadfastness of the farmers, the workers in the agricultural field and the continuous support of the government.
On his part, the Sudanese minister said that his visit aims to boost Sudan’s agricultural cooperation with Syria, particularly in the field of livestock and irrigation. It also aims at reactivating the cooperation agreements signed between the two countries.
The Sudanese delegation comprises 14 experts in agriculture and irrigation.
Hamda Mustafa