The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) to develop improved seed production and multiplication systems.
The agreement was inked during a meeting in Egypt attended by the Undersecretary for Bureau Affairs and Agricultural Reclamation, Muhammad al-Turki, and his delegation, and the Director-General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development, Ibrahim al-Dukhairi.
According to Libya's Ministry of Agriculture, the project aims to strengthen the role of the Agricultural Research Centre and the Varieties Control and Seed Certification Authority, as well as to support and develop seed multiplication efforts in both public and private sectors.
The project is set to run for 3 years with a budget of $3 million.
Additionally, AOAD also signed an agreement with the Arab Centre for Studies of Dry Zones and Dry Lands (ACSAD) to provide Libya with improved wheat seeds produced by ACSAD.
The aim of this agreement is to promote wheat seed reproduction and localization of wheat cultivation, to achieve self-sufficiency in this strategic material.
