Italian oil ENI company to hold agricultural seminars in Basra

BASRA / IraqiNews.com: Basra province agreed with Italian oil ENI company to hold for agricultural courses for agricultural personnel in both governmental and private sectors, officials disclosed here today. A meeting was held with the Italian company to grant support to agricultural projects in the province, with the attendance of representatives from Italian Florence University, which will extend technical and scientific advice to the courses. The aim is to give the farmers, whose lands are affected by ENI oil operation, some agricultural projects that will help continuing agricultural production in the area and prevent the immigration of peasants to the near-by cities. Each course will have 15 person, for 167 hours each, 7 of whom shall be sent to training in Italy.Number of Reads:26