The National Economic and Social Development Board (NESDB) announced last Saturday that it had held, on the same day, an expanded technical meeting in Istanbul. This meeting brought together the its working group (the International Cooperation Office and the Planning and Follow-up Department), along with representatives from the Ministry of Finance, the Islamic Development Bank, and the Islamic Organization for Food Security.

The NESDB said this meeting comes within the framework of its efforts to mobilize international resources and support, and to enhance institutional coordination, thereby contributing to the support and implementation of food security programmes and projects in the coming phase, for the benefit of relevant ministries and government institutions in the food security sector.

The meeting discussed mechanisms for analysing the food basket, identifying funding gaps, and strengthening sectoral responses, ensuring the efficient allocation of resources and achieving a sustainable developmental impact that supports economic and social stability.

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Julyana Free Zone Grain Silos project launched with participation of French, Belgian and Turkish companies – providing a strategic grain reserve for food security

U.S. company Farm Tech meets NDA in Benghazi to discuss 1,000 pivot irrigation project to bolster Libya’s food security

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Consortium of American agricultural companies visit Libyan pivot irrigation project in east

‘‘U.S. experts’’ visit Sirte’s single pivot agricultural irrigation circles – 87 irrigation circles will be restarted in 2025 (libyaherald.com)

Agriculture Minister Gatrani reviews Valley Valmont solar powered pivot irrigation system for Libya (libyaherald.com)

Leading U.S. pivot irrigation company Valmont meets Libyan PM in Tripoli to discuss using solar energy to help food production (libyaherald.com)

Aldabaiba supports private sector centre-pivot irrigation project – to support youth, SMEs, food security and renewables (libyaherald.com)

NESDB discusses food security and social protection with World Food Programme (libyaherald.com)

Economy Minister Hwej discusses food security, infrastructure projects with African Development Bank (libyaherald.com)

Food security: Libyan experts stress the importance of growing wheat locally (libyaherald.com)

Food Security: First meeting of Advisory Committee of the Grain Bureau (libyaherald.com)

Libya imposes total ban on fish exports and orders creation of three-month strategic food stock (libyaherald.com)

Minister of Economy and Trade discusses establishment of Libyan Grain Bureau (libyaherald.com)

Food Security: First meeting of Advisory Committee of the Grain Bureau (libyaherald.com)

Developing a strategic plan for national food security is government’s primary goal in 2023 (libyaherald.com)

Zliten Food Fair opens with aim of developing local private sector, PPP and attaining food security (libyaherald.com)

Food security: Libya happy to allow the re-export of imported goods (libyaherald.com)

Libya-U.S. discussions on agricultural cooperation include food security, solar energy, private investment, pest control and training (libyaherald.com)

Tripoli ‘‘Food Security’’ extensive conference agenda published (libyaherald.com)

Food Security forum to be held in Tripoli 14-16 October (libyaherald.com)

Food security meeting calls for closer North African integration (libyaherald.com)

Leading U.S. pivot irrigation company Valmont meets Libyan PM in Tripoli to discuss using solar energy to help food production (libyaherald.com)

Dialogue session held on the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian crisis on food and energy supplies in Libya (libyaherald.com)