Algeria: Algiers Food Defense and Chemical Pesticide Workshops

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Ambassador Joan Polaschik, Algeria’s Chief Veterinary Officer, Dr. Karim Boughalem, and Agricultural Attache’, Charles Rush opened the Food Defense Workshop on April 12, 2015. During this week, the Office of Agricultural Affairs also hosted a Chemical Pesticide workshop. Participants at both workshops represented nearly every government ministry, the private sector, and academia. US based expert speakers from government, the private sector, and academia discussed the importance of developing a national food defense strategy to secure Algeria’s food supply from intentional or unintentional contamination. The workshop was featured in both print and electronic media in Algeria.

Algeria: Algiers Food Defense and Chemical Pesticide Workshops

Algeria, Near East

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