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Libya Meets Needs of cereals by Imports.

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Tripoli, 24 April 2018(Lana) Libya has to meet its needs of cereals for 2018 through imports, said Abdul Monem Shihab Addin the Head of Steering C committee of the Ministry of Agriculture. Half of cereals needs could be met locally if security and electricity supply improved, Shihab Addin said, adding this requires investing no less than $120 million, of which 10 million will go to seeds alone. Shihab Addin said he expected local harvest to improve in the forthcoming season, and that 50% of cereals consumption, estimated at 1.2 million tons, would be met locally once electricity supply and security improved. He noted that last year cereals output reached around 100.000 tons. =Lana=