Dhamar-Saba:
An evening was held at the General Organization for Improved Seed Propagation in Dhamar to discuss ways to develop contract farming and enhance agricultural production through cooperative societies.
The event dealt with mechanisms to reduce the import of agricultural products, and the role of associations in achieving self-sufficiency.
The Director of the Foundation, Eng. Abdullah Al-Wadaei reviewed the efforts to provide improved seeds with high productivity, stressing the importance of building trust between farmers, traders and associations.
He also stressed the need to adopt agricultural investment projects to achieve food security. Officials of the Contract Agriculture Unit pointed to the importance of this mechanism in encouraging local production, pointing to the development of plans to expand the production of 34 agricultural crops as a first step to reduce dependence on imports.
Contracts with traders to ensure the purchase and marketing of crops at fair prices were also discussed. It was stressed the need to coordinate associations with the concerned authorities to provide improved seeds, identify crops according to the comparative advantages of each region, and qualify farmers to ensure the success of the contract farming program.
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