http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Arab confederation: food gap assessment of the Arab countries is concentrated in the grain, oil and sugar [The Source: Mukalla/Hadramoutinfo/Saba.net - 15/1/2013] The Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Affairs of the confederation of Arab States, Dr. Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri.  That food gap estimate for the Arab States, its basic problem is concentrated in grain, oil and sugar .. Referring to the work of the emergency program for food security and agricultural strategy covers and left in the proper form, but underfunded Arab. Altwaijri ,notedin a press conference held on Sunday in Riyadh, at the conclusion of the Private Sector Forum Arab Preparatory Arab economic summit third "Estimating $ 43 billion to the size of the food gap, is a record large, which is the accumulation of wrong decisions were taken previously." He attributed that to the agricultural policies that followed from time immemorial .. Pointing to the direction of the process of agriculture in other countries such as Pakistan and India, and also independent Asian states of the former Soviet Union. He noted that the emergency program for food security and agricultural strategy covers for thirty years, was started to work on this strategy with some Arab countries facing shortages initiatives .. He expressed the hope that undermine this strategy succeed. On trade between the Arab countries, Dr Altwaijri, the rate of two-way trade amounting to 10 percent, weak and how to overcome difficult obstacles. He described the bilateral trade between Arab countries Palmtosrh .. Reference reason that all the Arab countries overlooking the sea, but there is no shipping lines, in addition to the problem of transport and lack of Hodeidah lines, as well as customs procedures through which led to the stalled bilateral trade between Arab countries. And Dr. Altwaijri that the Arab League adopts initiatives to find solutions and stimulate intra-regional trade, but the university is the states, and that the states are the decision-maker, and that the university does not work only after the approval of the States .. Pointing out that the decision-making step majority had a positive impact on the number of initiatives.  Also Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs of the Arab confederation  expressed his hope in the success of the proposed initiatives in this regard.