2024-08-25 14:19:55
Algiers – Strategic Agricultural Crops Development Association (SDCAS), Agri-Food and Logistics Industry Group (Agrolog) and National Agricultural Mutual Assistance Bank (CNMA).
The signing ceremony of the agreement took place at the headquarters of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, which aims to produce no less than 10,000 tons of white meat and cultivate a flock of 50,000 sheep. Youcef Cherfa, Minister of the Department.
The document was signed by SDCAS CEO Mustapha Belhanini, Agrolog CEO Djahid Zefzaf and CNMA General Manager Chérif Benhabiles.
In a press release issued to the media during the event, the ministry explained that the agreement is part of proactive measures taken by the agriculture and rural development sectors to ensure market stability for mass-consumption agricultural products such as white and red meat.
Under the agreement, poultry and livestock farming structures of agricultural production units (former pilot farms) under SDCAS will be provided to the National Office of Livestock Feed (ONAB) and the Algerian Red Meat Company (ALVIAR) for the production of white and red meat, with the aim of creating strategic stocks to supply the market during the month of Ramadan and the upcoming Eid al-Adha.
On the other hand, CNMA will assume all risks related to the activities covered by this Agreement through insurance, as well as technical support, evaluation and monitoring by experts and specialists in the field.
The goal emphasized was to produce at least 10,000 tons of white meat and 50,000 sheep as buffer stocks and to supply the market with domestic products at prices studied during periods of high demand.
In addition to promoting existing infrastructure in agricultural production units, the partners in the agreement have also pledged to provide these units with necessary inputs (chickens, feed, etc.), comply with standards related to animal housing, poultry and livestock, as well as hygiene standards and product quality.
In his speech, Mr. Cherfa stressed that the objectives of the Convention are to regulate the market, stabilize meat prices, develop livestock infrastructure, encourage national meat production and establish livestock stocks to ensure the supply of products in a sustainable manner.
“We have a range of unused infrastructure from old pilot farms that we can put to good use to increase national production, which will allow us to build up large stocks of both red and white meat to supply the market during periods of high demand,” he insisted.
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