(Ecofin Agency) - A technical commission of the Wilaya Chlef, Northern Algeria, is presently going round to identify abandoned or underutilized agricultural lands, El Watan reports. The commission will subsequently produce a report which will be used by local authorities to optimize agricultural output in the Wilaya.

“The lands will be recovered and re-awarded under an agricultural development operation. They will be taken from those who have abandoned or used them for a purpose from they were originally intended to, in respect to regulations in force,” says the website.

Hundreds of hectares are concerned here, especially those in the fertile plain of Cheliff.

Souha Touré