http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Yemen, FAO discuss cooperation to achieve food security [The Source: SANA'A\Hadhramaut\Saba - Monday -07/April/2014] Yemen and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) discussed here on Monday the joint cooperation to prepare a plan to develop agriculture sector and enhance its role in achieving food security in the country. During their meeting, Agriculture and Irrigation Minister Farid Mujawar and FAO representative in Yemen Salah Hajj Hassan and FAO's delegation reviewed the activities of agriculture sector in Yemen and its needs to protect agricultural farms from soil erosion by floods as well as the preparation of agricultural development studies. They also reviewed the projects of rainwater harvesting tanks and circulating modern technologies of water use rationalization. Mujawar valued the FAO's efforts to achieve food security in Yemen, expressing hope for further support for agricultural activities. For his part, Hassan underscored the importance to launch as soon as possible the food security information system project. He said that the project will enhance the decision-making process and support the national policies, stressing FAO's readiness to provide all assistances to support Yemen's trends to achieve food security.