A major agricultural project is underway in the country – The New Tribune

this Sahara It is a huge desert. But some countries hope to be able to control the soil and turn it into arable land. It is a seemingly surprising project, but it is well thought out. In the end, nearly 500,000 hectares of land can be used to grow vegetables.

The country behind the project is Algeria. In fact, the government plans to green large parts of the Sahara Desert and make it arable. Durum wheat, pulses and even oilseeds can be grown there. The goal announced by the Minister of Agriculture and Agricultural Development, Yusuf Jofais to achieve self-sufficiency in this regard.

500,000 hectares of land are about to be transformed?

In order to successfully carry out this project, Algeria has confirmed that it will cooperate with Italy and Qatar. Several companies from both countries have announced that they will indeed invest and work to help Algiers achieve its goals. Land reclamation in Ferrara For example, the company currently owns 36,000 hectares of land, part of the harvest of which will be supplied to the Italian market.

Qatar is third Who will be present on the scene. The Qatari giant has invested in a large farm covering 270,000 hectares together with Qatar FNI (National Investment Fund), which will produce livestock feed and also milk powder. In addition, the Qatari government will also grow wheat in this piece of Sahara Desert. Hence, a multi-faceted partnership.

Land and warehouse

In terms of deadlines, Algeria once again confirmed, through its Minister of Agriculture, that it has given itself a total of three years to successfully complete this sandy land transition operation. It has also announced the construction of a large wheat storage silo with a capacity of 1 million tons to better manage the harvest, bringing its total storage capacity to 5 million tons.