Algeria’s Tebboune Orders Agriculture Sector Overhaul at Council of Ministers Meeting

Algiers, The Gulf Observer: President of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of National Defence, has ordered a series of measures to reorganise and strengthen the country’s agriculture sector during a meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Sunday.

During the meeting, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries delivered a presentation on the state of the agriculture sector, after which the President issued several directives.

Restructuring the Agriculture Ministry

President Tebboune directed the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries to draft a plan to reallocate tasks within the ministry. Under the plan, a Secretary of State will be assigned to the forestry sector and a Minister Delegate to the fisheries sector.

The restructuring is aimed at giving greater focus and dedicated leadership to both sectors, which play an important role in Algeria’s economy, food security and environmental protection.

Tebboune Orders Measures Against Fallow Land

The President also instructed the Minister of Agriculture to take the necessary measures to prevent farmers from leaving agricultural land uncultivated and fallow. The directive reflects the government’s drive to maximise the use of farmland and increase domestic agricultural production.

In addition, President Tebboune ordered a new plan for local agricultural organisation to boost transparency and improve the accuracy of the agricultural census, which is essential for effective planning and policymaking in the sector.

Doubling Laboratories at Border Crossings

The President further directed that the number of laboratories be doubled so as to cover all airports, seaports and land border crossings across the country, a step that will extend testing capacity to every point of entry into Algeria.

The directives issued at the Council of Ministers underline the priority the Algerian leadership places on modernising the agriculture sector, strengthening food security and improving governance across rural development and fisheries.