Agriculture (PUBLIC AUTHORITY)

The Public Authority for Agriculture Affairs and Fish Resources (PAAAFR) was set up as an independent entity in 1984 to explore the possibilities of the indigenous fishing industry. Specialised institutions concerned with fishing resources have concentrated their efforts on achieving food security in the fish sector and to minimise the gap between local fish production and imported fish.

Some of the most important projects of the Authority, in collaboration with other scientific authorities, are:

Estimating the quantity of fin fish in conjunction with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Researches (KISR).
Amalgamating fish breeding with clover production in conjunction with KISR.
Surveying the quantities of fish and shrimp in the Gulf in conjunction with other Gulf countries.
Surveying the sea’s resources and ways of protecting and developing them.
The Authority also bears the responsibility of designing and implementing the entire public agriculture policy.

Its agricultural development system consists of:

Horizontal development by means of expanding the cultivated areas
Vertical development by raising agricultural productivity using high yielding seeds and plants which withstand disease and adverse climates.
Protected cultivation (greenhouses)

The Authority is concerned with raising agricultural standards while decreasing the financial burden on the farmers. It has established a project of producing vegetable cuttings of high quality and distributing them to the farmers at fixed prices The Authority is also concerned with the diversity of animal production in Kuwait.

One of the Authority’s projects is the establishment of a centre to include all its working laboratories, including the animal husbandry and plant production sectors. The laboratories are designed to world standards for optimum performance. This project will serve the breeders and producers of animal husbandry, as well as provide services to GCC states in the field of vaccine production. It will also keep the environment free from pollutants and keep fodder and animal and plant production free from poisonous materials.

For more information, visit www.paaf.gov.kw