HIBAPRESS from Meknes
The International Agricultural Exhibition in Meknes witnessed, on Saturday, the awarding of a number of active cooperatives in the field of local products, within the framework of the seventh edition of the "Moroccan Competition for Local Products", as part of this annual event that started in 2014 to value local products and enhance their competitiveness.
Ahmed El Bouari, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, attended the awards ceremony, along with El Mehdi Rifi, Director of the Agricultural Development Agency, and the governor of Meknes, as well as a number of officials and representatives of cooperatives from various regions of the Kingdom, in a step that reflects the continuous interest in supporting local production chains. During this session, 455 medals were distributed to the participating products, including 134 gold, 141 silver and 180 bronze medals, after being evaluated by a specialized jury, while the competition saw the participation of 1375 products from different regions of Morocco. This session also witnessed the awarding of seven excellence awards in a number of local product chains, reflecting the diversity and richness of local agricultural production, and consolidating the position of this competition as a mechanism to support quality and encourage innovation. This initiative falls within the efforts to value local products, enhance the capacities of cooperatives, and promote local products, which contributes to improving their competitiveness and access to national and international markets.
