Cabinet calls for giving priority to providing more areas for wheat crops

Damascus, SANA –  The Cabinet discussed on Tuesday the situation of cultivating the wheat crops and securing the necessary requirements to invest the total areas set in the agricultural production plan for the agricultural season 2020/2021 and having any additional areas, including regions affiliated to public sector entities.

The Cabinet, in its weekly session chaired by prime Minister, Hussein Arnous, affirmed that all efforts should be exerted to secure fertilizers and give priority to distribute them during the current period to the areas planted with wheat and to provide seeds, tractors, diesel and all the requirements of the agricultural process according to the available capabilities and take the necessary measures to cultivate the third and fifth sectors in Deir Ezzor and the areas between Homs, Rastan and Hama, with irrigated wheat.

It called on the ministries of electricity and oil to intensify efforts to improve the situation of Electricity in different governorates.

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