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PUBLIC AUTHORITY FOR AGRICULTURE
AFFAIRS AND FISH RESOURCES (PAAAFR)
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:
1.
Estimating the quantity of fin
fish in conjunction with the Kuwait Institute for Scientific
Researches (KISR).
2.
Amalgamating fish breeding with clover production
in conjunction with KISR.
3.
Surveying the quantities of fish and shrimp
in the Gulf in conjunction with other Gulf countries.
4.
Surveying the sea’s resources and ways
of protecting and developing them.
5.
The Authority also bears the responsibility
of designing and implementing the entire public agriculture
policy.
Its agricultural development system consists of:
1.
Horizontal development by means
of expanding the cultivated areas
2.
Vertical development by raising
agricultural productivity using high yielding seeds and plants
which withstand disease and adverse climates.
3.
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.
