IOFS Delegation in Libya
On May 20, 2023, His Excellency Prof. Professor Yerlan Alimzhanuly Baidaulet , Director General of the Islamic Organization for Food Security (IOFS), led an IOFS delegation consisting of Ambassador Daulet Yemberdiyev, Director of Countries Operations Department, and Mr. Sofian Meddeb, Adviser at the Cabinet, started his official visite to Tripoli - the State of Libya, by a field visit to a pilot agricultural farm in the Dafniya region of Misurata, where he was accompanied by His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Mohamed Khalifa Akika, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock for Technical Affairs and a number of Ministry officials, on the occasion of the beginning of the Wheat harvest season. The field day activities were organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, in the presence of local farmers.
The Director General also visited the Al-Jaid Company for Food Industries, which specializes in dairy products,in addition to fruit juice, which is considered one of the largest leading Libyan private companies in the field of food processing. Afterwards, the Director General visited the experimental station of the Agricultural Research Center in Misurata, where he was briefed on the efforts made in the field of multiplication of seeds of improved varieties, and had a discussion with officials of the center on the ways and means to enhance cooperation between the IOFS and the Center.
