Somalia Launches National Agri Center

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Somalia’s Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre has laid the foundation stone for the new National Agricultural Research Institute, a World Bank–funded project aimed at improving agricultural science and long-term food security. The center, to be completed in 12 months, will include laboratories, training units and research facilities under the Ministry of Agriculture. Barre said the institute will help boost domestic food production, while officials noted it will rebuild national research capacity weakened by decades of conflict.