Workshop in Tripoli on market trends of potato and vegetables

The Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture for Tripoli and the North, organized yesterday a workshop in the framework of joint efforts between the Chamber and the International Labor Organization ILO aimed at development of value chains in the potato and leafy vegetables sectors. The event was held at the Conferences Hall under the patronage of the Chamber’s president, Tufic Dabbussi, and in collaboration with ILO and the Business Incubation Association in Tripoli (BIAT). On the occasion, Dabbussi underlined the importance of the integrated role of all involved parties in the success of development programs in the various economic industries, primarily in agriculture, like the production of potato. He also noted the critical significance of coordination between the private and public sectors as well as international partners. “The recovery of the agricultural sector is a vital issue which centers on the principle of partnership as well as on the strict observation of international specifications and food safety standards,” Dabbussi said. For her part, the project’s senior technical advisor at the ILO Arab Regional Office, Anabela Scoff, pointed out that the agricultural development initiative has achieved substantial successes to this effect. Likewise, BIAT general director, Fawaz Hamdi, outlined the role of the incubator in launching a wide range of undertakings in the different productive sectors, in addition to small and medium enterprises. (Al Mustaqbal, Al Diyar, July 4, 2016)