Tripoli ‘‘Food Security’’ extensive conference agenda published

By Sami Zaptia.

London, 13 October 2019:

Further to our report of 25 September on the Agricultural College of Tripoli University’s conference on food security in Libya from 14-16 October under the banner ‘‘Food Security Forum 3 – Reality and Challenges’’, organizers have published the following conference agenda:

1. A national strategy for sustainable natural resources and strengthening food security
2. Realizing food security
3. Committing to food security and consumer protection
4. Rising food prices and their effect on food security
5. Securing food in Libya: Fundamentals, challenges and strategies
6. Food security and Libya’s state food subsidy policies
7. Understanding fish consumption and its importance
8. Poverty of Libyan agricultural policies in achieving food security
9. Documentation of food bacteria in Libya
10. Assessing grain and rice mills in Libya
11. The effects of certain pests on dates
12. The effects of certain pests on food
13. A strategic partnership between the private and public sector in food security
14. The role of the private industrial sector in achieving food security
15. Improved standards in Libyan food products
16. Consumer protection in Libya
17. The role of external inspectors in food security
18. International agreements on pests/weeds
19. A comprehensive approach to fighting pests/weeds
20. The use of spices as pesticides
21. The use of some chemical pesticides
22. The use of some specific pesticides
23. Research projects by the EU
24. Food security and conservation agriculture
25. Growing some varieties of potatoes
26. Improving Libyan grain varieties
27. Some date varieties from Ghadames
28. The role of fish consumption in health security

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