http://www.english.hadhramaut.info Total and its partners allocates 850 thousand dollars for agricultural program for Hadhramaut [The Source: www.sabanews.net - 12/07/2009] Total for exploration and production of oil and its partners in the sector (10), and Occidental Sinoekem and Kovbik 850 allocated eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars for the implementation of agricultural program aimed at repair and  rehabilitate   agricultural land that are  affected by the disaster of rains and floods  in Hadhramout province. Total General Manager Mr. Martin Difontin speaking to Yemen News Agency (SABA)   that, the company has prepared a program in coordination with local authorities in the province of Hadhramout... Indicating that the amount allocated will be used in the implementation of the first two agricultural land and level it for those   farmers affected by the disaster, of the floods in Wadi Hadhramout and reclaimed he land for agriculture. Also supplementing the current efforts of cleaning gricultural land and level it through the removal of thousands of trees uprooted by the floods and start rehabilitation and development of the irrigation. System Mr.  Martin pointed out that the implementation of the program will be followed by the distribution of livestock to those farmers who lost their livestock during the disastrous floods. He added that the second project is to implement a feasibility study that would help to improve the energy-saving methods in Wadi Hadhramout, as well as to identify appropriate ways and means that could be used to diversify the sources of new energy in the region. .The Total   general manager  also  indicated  that the  support given from  the  partners in  sector (10) follows a translation of the commitments of partners  to help  local communities .And confirmed the readiness of the  partners to provide more support in the framework of efforts aimed at improving the daily living  of local people affected by the disaster