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Agriculture Ministry: The ongoing Israeli attacks on the Lebanese agricultural sector are strongly condemned

NNA - In an issued statement on Saturday, the Ministry of Agriculture denounced “the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Lebanese agricultural sector, the most recent of which was the destruction and bulldozing of the seedling propagation project executed in Wadi al-Hujair in 2020 with support from the World Food Organization (WFP) and funding from the European Union.”

It explained that “this project is one of the vital projects for enhancing food security in Lebanon and supporting local farmers in producing agricultural seedlings. It is part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to improve agricultural production and achieve sustainability in this vital sector,..."

Hence, the statement affirmed that "its destruction by Israeli forces constitutes a blatant violation of the sovereign rights of Lebanon and the rights of Lebanese citizens to live in dignity and security."

 

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تابعوا أخبار الوكالة الوطنية للاعلام عبر أثير إذاعة لبنان على الموجات 98.5 و98.1 و96.2 FM

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