Municipality ‘finalizes’ food security strategy in Kuwait

Municipality ‘finalizes’ food security strategy in Kuwait

The municipality has finalized its final visions regarding strengthening the food security system, establishing activities in agricultural holdings, and issuing commercial licenses in order to meet the needs of farmers and those interested in agricultural affairs, reports Al- Qabas daily. A memorandum prepared by the Kuwait Municipality on food security, and seen by the daily, shows the desire to allow marketing outlets for agricultural products, and to add activities for the production, packaging of agricultural products, while allowing owners of farms raising cows, livestock and broiler chickens to obtain commercial shares.

The municipality stressed on the need to promote agricultural tourism in the country because of its great impact on revitalizing the national economy, as well as working to strengthen the country’s position on the global agricultural tourism map. The municipality has put in place a set of requirements to benefit from the agricultural tourism activity, that it be seasonal, and the area of agricultural holding be not less than 100,000 square meters, and that the owner of the license adhere to the specified activities.

Memorandum

The memorandum indicated that the municipality believes in the importance of paying attention to the issue of food security in order to face any global or local