The Minister of Agriculture continues his bilateral meetings to enhance joint Egyptian-African cooperation
"Farouk" He meets with his counterparts from Madagascar, South Sudan and Central Africa, and the Director of Agricultural Research at the African Union
Continue Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation His bilateral meetings with his counterparts from African countries, on the sidelines of his participation in the Extraordinary African Union Summit for Agricultural Development, which is currently being held in the Ugandan capital. Kampala.
Farouk and his counterparts from the countries of Madagascar, South Sudan and Central Africa, as well as the Director of the Agricultural Research Department of the African Union, met to discuss ways of joint agricultural cooperation and achieving food security for the peoples of the African continent. The Minister of Agriculture confirmed during his meeting with “Hagarrison François” The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock of the State of Madagascar, on the directives of the political leadership in Egypt, and the assignments of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to provide all forms of support to brothers from African countries, as it is a strategic extension of Egypt, and there is a special interest in achieving development in all countries of the African continent, especially in the field of agriculture. In light of the challenges this sector faces around the world. For his part, the Malagasy minister expressed his desire to increase agricultural cooperation with Egypt, and to benefit from Egyptian expertise in the agricultural field and animal production, in a way that contributes to achieving food security. “Farouk”‘s face Inviting his Malagasy counterpart to visit Egypt, to learn about modern agricultural techniques and the Egyptian experience in this field, to visit plant and animal production farms, to benefit from experiences in combating plant diseases, and to cooperate in the fields of combating desertification and land degradation, and to benefit from rationalization of water use, among others. In a related context, “Farouk” discussed With Dr. Ahmed Al-Maqas, Director of the Agricultural Research Department at the African Union, ways to enhance agricultural cooperation between Egypt and sister African countries, in the field of agricultural research and the exchange of experiences and modern agricultural technologies, through the Agricultural and Desert Research Centers in Egypt, with the aim of raising the level of agricultural productivity and achieving food security for the peoples of the continent. . The two sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the field of agricultural research, and the development of new varieties of various crops, especially strategic ones, and those resistant to pests and diseases. While Farouk confirmed during his meeting with “Josephine Lago” Minister of Agriculture and Food Security in South Sudan, Egypt’s keenness to support agricultural cooperation with African countries, and to provide the necessary technical support and training to African farmers, pointing out that Egypt has great experience in the field of agriculture, livestock, rationalization of water use and the development of research laboratories, which makes it It plays a pivotal role in achieving sustainable agricultural development on the African continent. The two sides also discussed intensifying cooperation in the field of training for agricultural specialists from South Sudan, and transferring Egyptian expertise to it. The Egyptian experiences in establishing integrated agricultural development societies and Egypt’s efforts to achieve development in the African continent were also reviewed, especially with regard to joint Egyptian-African model farms. He also met Farouk and “Gismala Hamza” The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Central African Republic, to discuss ways to enhance agricultural cooperation between the two countries, and joint work to achieve food security and sustainable development on the African continent. During the meeting, the two sides stressed the importance of exchanging agricultural expertise and technology between the two countries, especially in the field of agricultural production and improving crop varieties, as well as increasing opportunities for joint investment in the field of agriculture, enhancing cooperation in the field of agricultural research, exchanging researchers and scientists, in addition to increasing training opportunities for agricultural cadres. In both countries, to develop the agricultural sector and enhance productivity. The meetings were attended by Ambassador Munther Selim, Egyptian Ambassador to Uganda, Dr. Adel Abdel Azim, Head of the Agricultural Research Center, and Dr. Saad Moussa, Supervisor of Foreign Agricultural Relations. Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, Cairo, headed to the Ugandan capital, Kampala, to participate on behalf of His Excellency President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, in the extraordinary African Union summit on the Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme, which will be held from January 9 to 11.< /p>
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