KUWAIT: Social Affairs Ministry Undersecretary Abdelaziz Shuaib said a team was formed at the ministry to support the food security system in the country. According to the decision issued by the ministry, the team was placed under the chairmanship of the undersecretary and includes the assistant undersecretary for cooperation affairs as deputy chairman and director of cooperative supervision and inspection, representatives from competition protection, representatives from the customs department and representatives from the Public Authority for Agricultural Affairs and Fish Resources as members.

About the team's duties, Shuaib said it will monitor food reserves at cooperatives in coordination with government authorities and propose all possible arrangements to maintain reserves in order to achieve food security in the country, in addition to approve a quick documentary cycle to make possible for cooperative suppliers to get their financial dues faster. Shuaib said the ministry is keen on following the food situation in the country and take the necessary measures to protect it.