Agriculture in Algeria: Council of Ministers sets guidelines (Radio Algerienne)
According to Radio Algerienne: a local organisation plan, a ban on maize as green fodder and a guideline to create an office for dry legumes.
In short
According to Radio Algerienne, the Council of Ministers devoted to agriculture issued a series of decisions and instructions. They cover a plan to organise agriculture at local level, a total ban on maize as green fodder, and a split of tasks for fisheries and forests.
Key points
- According to Radio Algerienne, a plan to organise agriculture at local level is to be drawn up.
- Total ban on using maize as green fodder in livestock feed.
- Action is ordered against all forms of withholding of farm output by farmers.
- A plan to split the tasks of fisheries and forests is to be drawn up.
- An office dedicated to dry legumes is planned, with cereals staying under the OAIC.
What the dispatch reports
Radio Algerienne reports that the President of the Republic issued a series of decisions, instructions and guidelines at the Council of Ministers devoted to the agriculture sector.
- A plan to organise agriculture at local level is to be drawn up.
- Action against all forms of withholding of farm output by farmers.
- Total ban on using maize as green fodder in livestock feed.
Fisheries, forests and dry legumes
According to the dispatch, the president ordered a plan to split tasks: fisheries to a minister delegate to the Minister of Agriculture, and forests to a secretary of state to the Minister of Agriculture, in charge of forests.
The dispatch also mentions a guideline to create an office dedicated to dry legumes. Cereals remain under the Office algérien interprofessionnel des céréales (OAIC).
Who is concerned
The dispatch names farmers, livestock feed, the fisheries sector and the forestry sector. It gives no date of application and no step to take.
Frequently asked questions
What does Radio Algerienne say about maize as green fodder?
According to Radio Algerienne, the President of the Republic decided a total ban on using maize as green fodder in livestock feed.
Which office is mentioned for dry legumes?
The dispatch mentions a guideline to create an office dedicated to dry legumes. Cereals stay under the OAIC.
What does the dispatch provide for fisheries and forests?
According to Radio Algerienne, a plan to split tasks is to be drawn up: fisheries to a minister delegate and forests to a secretary of state, both to the Minister of Agriculture.