Arable land in Libya is about 3.6 million hectares, which is 2.07% of the total area of ​​Libya land, and there are about 100,000 farmers, Libya imports approximately 90% of the 1.3 million tons of the grains it consumes annually, nearly 105,000 tons per month, purchasing approximately 90% of soft wheat from abroad and 10% covered by the local production, Libya consumes 100,000 tons of durum per year and covers the rest of the needs through imports from abroad, The capacity of grain silos in Libya is currently approx. 500,000 tons.

Libya has achieved self-sufficiency in durum wheat production in previous periods, but this changed after the austerity measures announced by the Libyan Central Bank in 2015 and the end of support to farmers in fodder, fertilizer, and urea.

Other essential purchases from abroad include rice, corn oil, yeast, sugar, and tea. Responsibility for ensuring that all Libyans have access to a plentiful and affordable supply of basic food items lies with the National Supply Corporation (NASCO), a non-profit state-owned government agency. Founded in 1971, as an institution affiliated to the Ministry of Economic Affairs, which deals with the provision of raw materials, materials, and crops in order to regularly achieve stable prices on the market and availability in needs-based quantities for consumers and maintaining an adequate stock of basic commodities that are subject to sharp fluctuations in their prices.

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4.6 Libya Storage and Milling Company Contact List.

Milling Company National Mills & Fodders J.S.C 

The National Company for Flour Mills and Fodder Libyan Shareholding Company (Tripoli) is a company in Libya, with a head office in Tripoli. The enterprise currently operates in the Animal Food Manufacturing sector. The company was established in 1973 and it is one of the Economic Development Fund affiliates and incorporated to supplying Libyan Market with different types of foodstuffs and animal products. The company with its 20 chains of mills and factories is specialized in the foodstuffs industry, and it supplies its products of flour, semolina (soft and hard), and pasta in different shapes and livestock fodders to cover 2\3 of the Libyan area.

Afterwards, the company started running its businesses under new name:” General Company for Mills & Fodders” to run and manage about 20 production lines for flour, pasta and Kusksi, besides lines for fodders production.

In 2007, the company’s legal entity has been changed to Libyan Joint Stock to become what is called presently “The Joint stock national company for flour Mills and fodders J.S.C”.

The Joint stock national company for flour Mills and fodders J.S.C Products: