2023-10-09 10:12:08
Last update: 09.10.2023 | 11:12
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The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Avi Dichter, and the director general of the ministry, Oren Lavi, held a number of situation assessments last night (Sunday) as part of the ministry’s preparation for scenarios of damage to the food supply to the public. The minister instructed the professional parties to do whatever is necessary to ensure the functional continuity of the Israeli economy in time The war. This is for the purpose of ensuring functional continuity in the supply of plant and animal food, to ensure food security for the public.
The minister was presented with a comprehensive review of focal points where there is damage to agricultural activity, in dairy farms and on the various farms, with an emphasis on the Gaza Strip, following the fighting. From the evaluations of the situation, it emerged that many workers along the entire supply chain were recruited into the reserves or did not show up for work, which impairs the transportation of the various food products to the marketing chains.
The Ministry of Agriculture emphasizes that snails and barns, with the exception of those directly affected and located in the combat zones, have stocks of eggs, milk and teats. The ministry is prepared to assist the supply chain as much as possible, in order to make food accessible to the population.
In the last two days, the professionals of the ministry have faced a number of issues related to the state of emergency, among them: difficulty for the farmers to come and milk the cows, feed the various farm animals and pick vegetables, most of which are concentrated in the fields of the Negev.
The ministry works in cooperation with various bodies, led by the Home Front Command and the Regional Command, and guides the farmers to solve problems arising from the area, in accordance with the Home Front Command’s instructions and security restrictions.
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