Workshop aims to boost potato seed production


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Yemen News Agency SABA
Workshop aims to boost potato seed production
[18/ January/2025]
Dhamar - Saba:

A two-day workshop has begun in Dhamar province to enhance potato seed production.

The workshop, attended by representatives from agricultural cooperative societies in Ibb, Bayda, and Dhamar provinces, focuses on establishing seed multiplication centers, improving production and storage techniques, and empowering farmers.

The initiative aims to reduce reliance on imported potato seeds and promote local seed production, contributing to food security and economic development in the country.

The initiative came to establishing seed multiplication centers within agricultural cooperative societies, developing improved production and storage techniques, enhancing farmers' capacities and knowledge in potato cultivation, promoting the use of local, high-quality potato seeds and creating job opportunities for agricultural graduates.

The workshop emphasizes the importance of collaboration between the government, agricultural cooperatives, and farmers in achieving self-sufficiency in potato seed production.