Libya signed a 71-million-dollar (47-million-euro) deal with the UN food agency on Friday to improve food security and sustainable development in the North Africa country.
The deal was signed in Rome by senior Libyan agricultural official Abu Bakr al-Mabruk al-Mansuri and Jacques Diouf, the head of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the UN body said in a statement.
"The FAO is proud to become Libya's counterpart in implementing a number of strategic projects that will contribute to national sustainable agricultural development," Diouf said.
The FAO will provide technical support for a range of projects including pest control, animal vaccinations and coastal pollution.
The project is set to run until 2014.
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