The Minister of Agriculture meets with the African Union Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development at the end of the meeting "Uganda Summit"
"African Union" It is considering adopting a climate change center in Egypt as a center of excellence and transferring expertise to other countries.
Alaa Farouk, Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation, met with Josefa Sako, Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development of the African Union, on the sidelines of his participation At the extraordinary African Union Summit for Agricultural Development, which was held in the Ugandan capital, Kampala.
The Minister of Agriculture stressed during the meeting, Egypt’s keenness and the directives of the political leadership And President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, to intensify ways of cooperation with our African brothers, especially in the agricultural sector, in a way that contributes to achieving sustainable agricultural development and food security for the peoples of the continent.
Farouk praised the efforts being made. Josepha Sako, Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development at the African Union, to contribute to supporting the achievement of comprehensive rural and agricultural development at the continental level, as well as the efforts made to make this summit a success, pointing to Egypt’s keenness to deepen joint cooperation to achieve The advancement and prosperity of all countries and peoples of the African continent.
The Minister of Agriculture pointed to the possibility of joint cooperation, to spread and develop African countries’ interest in small and medium enterprises, and to assist African countries in supporting lending to small farmers, And supporting young graduates and small farmers to establish small projects that contribute to creating job opportunities and increasing incomes.
The meeting also discussed the Egyptian proposal, regarding being considered one of the centers concerned. With climate changes in it, as a center of excellence to assist African countries and train those concerned with them, in this field, given that Egypt has extensive and important experience in this field, similar to the African Center of Excellence at the International Fish Center, which is responsible for transferring experience in this field to specialists from other countries.< /p>
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, went to the Ugandan capital, Kampala, to participate, on behalf of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, in the extraordinary African Union summit on… The Comprehensive African Agricultural Development Programme, which was held from January 9 to 11.
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