Workshop on urban agriculture held in Sana'a
The Source: www.sabanews.net - 17/12/2009
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National and Participatory Workshop concerning the importance of urban and peri-urban agriculture for food security in the Yemeni cities was organized on Thursday in Sana'a province. The workshop was organized by the Yemeni Association for sustainable agricultural development to discuss the urban agriculture and its key role in field of food security and its importance as a mean to use wasted waters of mosques to irrigate farms which contributes to increase agricultural products
Deputy Governor of Sana'a province Ali Sharim affirmed importance of urban agriculture for food security and its role in combating poverty, pointing out to the features which Sana'a province have to develop the urban agriculture.
He called for gathering official and popular efforts to preserve waters resources.
For her part, the representative of the World Bank for Middle East and North Africa pointed out to need to develop such agriculture in Yemeni cities to offer the food security.She added that between 20-25 percent of global food based on the urban agriculture.The WB official said that the bank was preparing a project to support such kind of agriculture in Yemen.Some 80 participants from ministry of agriculture and irrigation, ministry of waters and environment, and ministry of endowments and guidance as well as academician and researchers attended the workshop.
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