Following the global oil price drop in 2014, Oman – like the other GCC states – is pushing ahead with its long-term national development plans that seek to diversify the economy.
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Articles & Analysis | Algeria aims to lower food import bill and attain self-sufficiency in key crops from The Report: Algeria 2018
A number of driving forces are behind Algeria’s efforts to boost domestic agricultural output and cut the food import bill. First, the country is looking to diversify away from its dependence on hydrocarbons revenue, given fluctuating international oil prices; second, the population is forecast to rise by 25% to nearly 50m people by 2030, thus...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Nabil Assaf, Representative, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN : Interview from The Report: Algeria 2018
How would you assess Algeria’s achievements in the agricultural sector in recent years?
Articles & Analysis | Expanding irrigation infrastructure high on Algeria's agenda from The Report: Algeria 2018
Agriculture in Algeria is primarily rain-fed and often suffers from droughts, which have worsened in recent years due to climate change. The government, therefore, has plans to expand irrigation networks to cover 2m ha, or 25% of arable land, by 2021 – 700,000 ha more than the 1.3m ha irrigated in 2018. This need was recognised some years ago...
Chapter | Agriculture from The Report: Algeria 2018
The high food import bill, a growing population and effects from climate change are behind Algeria’s drive to increase local food output. Food production improved between...