Joint workshop between Afaaq and Nejmet Sobe7h women cooperative on agricultural and environmental sectors

Afaaq organised yesterday in collaboration with Nejmet Sobe7h women cooperative a workshop on the agriculture and environmental sectors.  The event was held at the local municipal hall with the participation of the president of the federation of municipalities of Independence Castle, Mr. Ahmad Thebian,  the president of the federation of municipalities of Jabal Al-Sheikh, Mr. Marwan Zaki, Afaaq President, Mr. Ahmad Thabet, the President of  Nejmet Sobe7h women cooperative, Mr, Marwan Charroof, the President of the Agricultural Center in Rachaya, Mr, Fayez Araji, in addition to the presidents of municipalities and representatives of agricultural cooperatives.
Charroof noted in his intervention that Nejmet Sobe7h is mindful of environmental consideration in its production and is committed to quality control and to international standards that allow it to export and to enter local markets and to participate in exhibitions.  He added that the workshop seeks to analyze the problems facing the agricultural and environmental sectors and plan for a positive transformation in the local governorate which will foster local development if all conditions of support and availability of expertise are met.
Thabet from Afaaq noted in turn that his association is concerned with local development given its pivotal role in networking between all those concerned for the purpose of developing local production, identifying problems, carrying out discussions with all those concerned in civil society, municipal federations and donors, so as to provide solutions capable of addressing and reducing the identified problems.
Wafaa Jamal, member of Nejmet Sobe7h, noted that the success of the women cooperative is largely due to the fact that there is a perfect link between the farmer, the consumer and the cooperative, which maintains strong relations with the local community of the village and seeks to develop its production base through the processing and marketing of local resources and acquiring more knowledge on development issues.
Source: Al-Diyar 12 September 2013