Ibb - Saba:
A meeting in Ibb province on Thursday, chaired by governor Abdulwahid Salah, focused on initiating economic empowerment programs aimed at building capacity and providing resources to targeted groups.
The meeting, attended by military and civilian officials, discussed activating and establishing cooperative societies, completing stalled agricultural projects, and implementing economic empowerment initiatives.
Key decisions included: allocating 5% of province resources to support agricultural initiatives, providing land for a fuel station to create a strategic oil reserve for the agricultural sector, establishing an agricultural research station, activating agricultural college graduates in regional agricultural projects, conducting an inventory of agricultural equipment and machinery, establishing a seed bank for grain crops, furnishing and equipping agricultural offices, establishing nurseries and a plant pest protection center, providing agricultural supplies and veterinary clinics, following up on market and fish point projects, resuming stalled agricultural projects, initiating economic empowerment projects with various authorities, correcting the legal status of cooperative associations, conducting a livestock field survey, intensifying training programs for development champions.
Governor Salah stressed the importance of supporting small projects and empowering citizens economically, emphasizing the state's commitment to improving living conditions.
He urged relevant authorities to prioritize economic empowerment projects in sustainable development and stimulate productive families with interest-free loans, particularly in agriculture.
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