RIYADH: Food security, multimillion dollar agriculture projects and plans to ensure sufficient food supplies in the Kingdom and the Gulf states will top the agenda of an important meeting of the agriculture ministers from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) tomorrow.
“This meeting, to be hosted by Qatar, will discuss a slew of important issues including the growing concern about food security affecting the region,” said a statement released by the GCC, here yesterday.
“The GCC agriculture ministers’ meet will also discuss the enactment of common GCC laws to be applied in agriculture, veterinary and fisheries sectors,” said the statement.
The ministers will also discuss launching of a regional office of Food & Agriculture Organization (FAO) in one of the Gulf states, which have renewed commitments to work with regional and international food organizations to deal with the new problems.
Moreover, the meeting will finalize the formulation of a uniform regulation about the fishing boat operation in the Gulf waters.
This meeting is important keeping in view the fact the Gulf states have intensified efforts to ensure food security in the region.