Minister of Agriculture Jihad Emphasize Public Participation in Natural Resources Preservation and Development

Minister of Jahad Agriculture in a meeting on the occasion of the Natural Resources Week at FRWO Headquarters said that natural resources are managed throughout the world through participatory mechanism. Developed countries have used this potential in the best manner. I hope that we can also enter into partnership with people and benefit from mass participation of local communities. If there is confrontation with people in terms of benefits wahtsoever, we have to shift this opposition into collaboration and turn threats to opportunities. 

Mahmoud Hojjati commended the sincere efforts of FRWO staff and said this year we all joined hands to impalement IWM projects in the country which is a valuable achievment, and I hope we can continue our activities in this direction.

He added there is a need for a paradigm shift in natural resources management that encompasses working with people at all levels. This is only achieved through brainstorming with the cooperation of scholars of  different disciplines including sociology, natural resource, gronomies and land & water specialists.

Minister Hojjati appreciated the order of the Supreme Leader for new allocations from National Development Fund to IWM projects despite all financial restrictions and expressed hope that these allocations could be utilized for development of natural resources and control of distructive impacts of natural hazards.