Yemen, IFAD discuss roads, fisheries development in Yemen

Minister of Public Works and Roads, Omer Abdullah al-Korshomi, confirmed that his ministry had planned a new program to initiate road projects in order to reach various services to rural gatherings. 

During his meeting on Monday in Sana’a with a delegation of the International Fund of Agricultural Development (IFAD), headed by Director of Near East and North Africa Region Department, Dr. Nadeem Khuri, the minister pointed out the ministry’s ambitions to accomplish road projects and focus on rural road projects so as to perform connection process with the residential gatherings in the rural areas and to get them partners in development and poverty alleviation in Yemen. 

Al-Korshomi affirmed his ministry’s interest in implementing road projects with required specifications and standards, and exemplary use of loans to accomplish urban roads to serve population density in various regions and governorates of the Republic. 

On his side, the Regional Director of IFAD pointed out that they intend to support infrastructure in rural regions and direct its support directly to small farms within a number of procedures which enable them to benefit from their agricultural productions. 

Khuri made clear that his visit to Yemen is in order to evaluate projects being implemented by IFAD in the country and to know priorities of the projects to better direct support to them. 

At the same level, Deputy Minister of Fisheries Wealth ,Abdullah Awadh Basunbul, held talks with the IFAD delegation on possibilities of making use of IFAD’s support in developing fisheries sector projects in Yemen. 

The meeting dealt with the importance of determining needs of fisheries for major projects in order to direct support to benefit them during the upcoming years. 

The two sides reviewed the fishing sector activities in Yemen and its role in supporting state efforts to achieve the comprehensive development. 

Hodeidah seizes 7, 200 unfit cartons of frozen chicken   Veterinary Services Office in Hodeidah seized on Tuesday 7, 200 cartons of unfit frozen chicken coming from Argentina. 

In a statement to Saba, director of Veterinary Office Fadel al-Ameri said that the shipment weighs a round 108,000 kilograms and does not conform the specifications for public consumption. 

He added that the office directed the relevant authorities to return  the shipment to the country of origin according to the law.

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