Minister of Rural Development Reviews with French Ambassador Cooperation in Agricultural Field

The Minister of Rural Development, Mr. Dy Ould Zein, reviewed, on Monday in Nouakchott, with the French Ambassador to Mauritania, HE Mr. Robert Moulie, the development projects in the fields of agriculture and livestock, jointly funded by Mauritania and the French Cooperation. The meeting was an opportunity to assess these projects and discuss others in the areas mentioned above. The meeting also focused on defining the areas of intervention of a project under development, funded by the French Cooperation for a financial envelope of 8 million euros aimed at supporting the market gardening and milk industry sectors in Mauritania. It should be noted that the French Cooperation is currently financing the food security support project through the revitalization of irrigated agriculture in Mauritania. This project operates in the wilayas (regions) of Gorgol and Guidimagha through the National Rural Development Company (SONADER) for an amount of 11 million euros. The meeting was attended by the director of animal and pastoral system sectors at the Ministry, Dr Ahmed Salem Ould El Arby.