TEHRAN, May 11 - Iranian Minister of Agriculture Mahmoud Hojjati is in Rome for Near East Regional Conference at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome,.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) – Speaking in the conference, Hojjati said continuous drought, water shortage, haze and dusts are key challenges to West Asia, and called for regional cooperation to settle the problem.
Ministers of agriculture and senior officials from 28 countries have attended the conference.
He called for preparing a collective regional plan to reduce damages made by climate changes, including water shortages and haze.