The President of the Republic: Self-sufficiency in durum wheat is coming soon – New Algeria

The President of the Republic, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, confirmed that Algeria has achieved complete self-sufficiency through production Wheat Steel is “near reach,” after producing 80 percent of its annual needs, according to a statement issued by the Presidency of the Republic during a Cabinet meeting.

And it is possible Abundant production The country achieved from durum wheat in the current season, saving $1.2 billion to the state treasury, says the President of the Republic.

President Tebboune ordered setting a strategic goal in this regard, which is to expand the cultivated area in the Greater South to 500 thousand hectares.

This goal includes investment Qatari In cultivating 117 thousand hectares in southern Algeria. Italy’s investment is 36 thousand hectares. In addition to national investments in 120 thousand hectares.