Syrian Arab News Agency S A N A
Damascus, SANA-Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform , Mohammad Hassan Qatana discussed Sunday with Hasan Shakhsi, head of the Iranian-Syrian Friendship Committee and the accompanying delegation cooperation aspects in the agriculture domain.
Qatana said that the war circumstances and the climate changes decreased the planted areas of some crops, stressing the need to import production equipment such as fertilizers, fodders, power supplies, in addition to modern agricultural machines, and he noted the importance of cooperation with the Iranian side to secure these needs.
It is important to develop cooperation in the field of livestock, agricultural mechanization, glass greenhouses, and benefit from Iranian experiences in these fields, Qatana added.
In turn, Shakhsi voices the committee’s readiness to improve the agricultural cooperation with Syria after developing the appropriate technical formulas and consensus on the working mechanism.
Fedaa al-Rhayiah / Shaza Qriema
