Lebanon plans to increase production of wheat for the two examples in 3 years

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Agriculture Minister Hussein Hajj Hassan Lebanese Lebanon is intended to work on increasing agricultural production of wheat to lesbian, for up to 200 thousand tons per year over the next three years in preparation to ensure the needs of the country of this commodity.


The minister said "Reuters" in a telephone conversation from Cairo "Yes, we increase the size of the cultivation of wheat and grain in Lebanon as a prelude, God willing, to reach the stage where we can to rely on ourselves, there is a plan for the development of agricultural production at all levels because I think that this is part of the Security food. "


The Hajj Hassan told Reuters that Lebanon consumes annually 550 thousand tons of wheat a year, it provides the Lebanese market is now about one hundred thousand tons, and the rest all imported, and we want to come to the provision of 200 thousand tons over the next three years. "


He said, "so we have provided Lebanon's need for self-production of seed grain, which will be covered by insurance about 40% of Lebanon's need for consumption of grain, especially wheat or strategic goods," The Lebanese government has put forward earlier on May tender for the purchase of 50 thousand tons of wheat flour.


Missed and Lebanon in general for the grain market in the global recent months following the harvest forces in 2011, and in the latest tender wheat, Lebanese precedent reported by reports bought Lebanon 25 thousand tons of wheat flour, Ukraine in June 2011, and was Minister of Agriculture was launched in 2010, the program executive of the development project grain-growing sector in Lebanon.


Hajj Hassan said that the state for years, which left farmers without support or guidance, they now offer subsidized seed, fertilizer and instructions necessary.


"The support is irreversible in the matter of the development of grain which is aimed at a Mrtkzadtha on strategic choice, the food security we work with a minimum of it, through the agricultural policy, which aims to increase the cultivated area with grain."


He added that the government started the implementation of this program between the phases planting, harvesting, production and delivery with strict controls on farmers who receive amounts from the state-backed seed of wheat and barley to prevent any manipulation, or try to sell in the market.