Council Mandates Modernization for Food Security

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune chaired a Council of Ministers meeting dedicated to assessing Algeria's agriculture, rural development, and fisheries sectors. This session focused on vital areas to advance national growth and ensure food security. Following a detailed presentation by the Minister of Agriculture, President Tebboune issued a series of directives aimed at modernizing these key economic segments and strengthening their governance.

Key instructions included the preparation of a new local agriculture organization plan to enhance transparency and ensure more accurate statistics. A specialized office is to be established for dry legumes to improve market supply, while a dedicated statistics service for all agriculture-related activities will be created to eliminate delays in supplying essential consumer goods. Directives also mandate preparing for the upcoming harvest season with necessary mechanization through newly established cooperatives and strictly prohibiting the non-utilization of agricultural land. Measures are also directed to combat fraud within the sector and prevent farmers from withholding strategic agricultural products, supported by competitive state purchasing prices.

In a move to optimize resource utilization, the Council ordered a complete prohibition on using corn as green fodder for livestock, aiming to improve grain corn availability. Beyond agriculture, President Tebboune instructed government members to integrate their ministerial statistics into the national digital platform of the High Commission for Digitalization. Significant attention was also given to public health protection, with a directive to double the number of control laboratories at key ports like Oran, Mostaganem, Ghazaouet, Jijel, and Annaba. Additionally, the Minister of Justice was tasked with strengthening the legal framework to include maximum penalties for deliberate introduction of materials threatening public health at any entry point.