HIBAPRESS-RABAT-PRESS RELEASE
The first Mediterranean regional conference on agroecology of the international “4 per 1000” initiative was launched in Rabat under the theme “Together, let’s support soil health in the Mediterranean context”.
The work of the meeting opened under the chairmanship of the Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests Redouane Arrach, offering the experts present the opportunity to address environmental challenges major challenges facing the Mediterranean, including land degradation, the scarcity of water resources and the growing impact of climate change on agriculture.
They further highlighted the importance of soil carbon sequestration and sustainable agricultural practices as an effective way to combat these challenges while strengthening the resilience of food systems.
This conference was co-organized with CIHEAM, the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), IAV Hassan II, the French Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, the Center for international cooperation in agricultural research for development (CIRAD), the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE), the National Institute of Agronomic Research in Morocco, the International Center for agricultural research in arid zones (ICARDA), the Foundation for Agriculture and Rurality in the World (FARM) as well as Crédit Agricole du Maroc.
Held over two days, the conference will result in the proposal of an implementation path from policy to action, through a “4 per 1000” regional roadmap. This will also be used to formulate recommendations concerning soil health and agroecology which will be examined during the CIHEAM ministerial meeting which will take place on October 25 in Rabat.
