Ministry of Agriculture discusses with FAO the programs and projects implemented in Syria

Discussing the programs and projects that were implemented and will be implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO in Syria formed the focus of the meeting of the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform Muhammad Hassan Qatana with FAO Representative in Syria Mike Robson and the accompanying delegation.

During the meeting held in the Ministry’s building, Minister Qatana stressed the important role played by the FAO in the previous stage through the programs and projects it implemented in Syria and had a positive impact on supporting agriculture and rural families, especially the rehabilitation of field irrigation networks and livelihood projects and the provision of veterinary vaccines for the livestock sector.

Qatana pointed out that the organization provided about 50 percent of the needs for veterinary vaccines, which supported the livestock sector and helped immunize herds, pointing to the need to pay attention to development projects that are sustainable, expand interventions in the next stage, and pay attention to rehabilitating the main irrigation networks in order to achieve integration, which will reflect positively on the target segments.

For his part, Robson stressed the importance of evaluating the work in the previous stage and its results on the ground, and establishing other projects that are supportive in order to achieve the desired goals, expressing his hope that projects in the future will be more sustainable.

Robson noted the importance of rehabilitating irrigation networks, which will have a long-term impact and help farmers deliver water to their land and irrigate their crops.

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