Agriculture in Algeria: UNPA welcomes the Council of Ministers decisions
According to Radio Algerienne, the UNPA welcomes the Council of Ministers decisions on agriculture, including the ban on maize as green fodder.
In short
According to Radio Algerienne, the Union nationale des paysans algériens backs the decisions of the Council of Ministers meeting on agriculture. They cover a local organisation plan, action against retention of production, a ban on maize as green fodder and a split of tasks in the agriculture ministry.
Key points
- According to Radio Algerienne, the UNPA welcomes the Council of Ministers decisions on agriculture.
- A plan to organise agriculture at local level is to be drawn up.
- The Council calls for action against all forms of retention of agricultural production.
- Using maize as green fodder for livestock is banned entirely.
- Fisheries go to a minister delegate and forests to a secretary of state under the agriculture minister.
What the dispatch reports
According to Radio Algerienne, the national secretary of the UNPA reacted to decisions taken by the President of the Republic at a Council of Ministers meeting on the agricultural sector. He restated the Union's support for them.
- A plan to organise agriculture at local level, for a modern and more precise census.
- Action against all forms of retention of agricultural production.
- A total ban on using maize as green fodder in livestock feed.
- A plan to split tasks within the Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries.
Who is concerned
According to the dispatch, the decisions concern the agricultural sector, its enterprises and farmers. The maize ban concerns livestock feed.
Ministry organisation
According to Radio Algerienne, fisheries are entrusted to a minister delegate under the Minister of Agriculture. Forests are entrusted to a secretary of state under the Minister of Agriculture, in charge of forests.
UNPA remarks
In a statement to APS, relayed by the dispatch, the UNPA also mentions a specialised agricultural statistics service and early preparation of the harvest season.
Frequently asked questions
What did the Council of Ministers decide on maize?
According to Radio Algerienne, it decided a total ban on using maize as green fodder in livestock feed.
How are tasks split in the agriculture ministry?
According to the dispatch, fisheries go to a minister delegate and forests to a secretary of state in charge of forests, both under the Minister of Agriculture.
What is the UNPA position?
According to Radio Algerienne, the UNPA welcomes these decisions and restates its support.