PM stresses importance of agriculture sector

Prime Minister, Hani al-Mulki, said Sunday the agriculture sector is one of the national economy’s most important sectors and a priority for his government.

The prime minister gave his remarks in a visit to the Ministry of agriculture, during which he met with Minister of Agriculture, Khaled Huneifat, and the ministry’s officials, in the presence of Ministers of Water and Irrigation, Hazem Nasser, and Labour, Ali Ghazawi.

Al-Mulki said the agriculture sector is a government priority, and it has made notable achievements since the beginning of the year that must be maintained and strengthened.

The prime minister noted that the government is in the process of preparing the 2018 state budget, which will be different from the previous budgets in terms of being classified by governorates.

He called for providing the Cabinet with projects and funds required to improve the agricultural sector, and the impact of each project on citizens and the national economy, within the resources available in the budget.

The prime minister said the quality of agricultural products must be developed, and mustn’t be specified to certain markets.

Source: Fana News