This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:
Heba Press
The World Bank has agreed to provide $250 million to strengthen the capacity of Morocco’s agricultural food system to resist climate change and improve food safety and quality.
The Washington-based international financial institution explained in a statement that “the new program aims to improve resilience to climate change and manage risks in rain-fed agriculture, by encouraging climate-sensitive practices and improving the management of water and soil through agriculture that protects against climate change. . ” Resources ” .
The source added that the program will help improve livelihoods and increase the quality of jobs, stabilizing crop yields and mitigating climate risks, including expanding no-till agriculture and increasing the area covered by reformed agricultural insurance systems.
This initiative will also improve food safety, quality and security by supporting the expansion of organic farming over 25,000 hectares, improving olive oil quality control and mitigating related health risks. to food at the food distribution level, while updating health standards for around 1,200 food products. points of sale.
According to the World Bank, the program also aims to help farmers produce and market quality food, and increase their income by improving access to markets. This will also reduce food waste, build capacity in the public and private sectors and increase awareness on food security.
Overall, the program is expected to benefit 1.36 million people, including around 120,000 farmers and over a million consumers, while improving food security.
Ahmadou Mustapha Ndiaye, regional director of the Maghreb and Malta department of the World Bank, said this innovative program, supported by the World Bank, will help Morocco by ensuring green job opportunities in rural areas and strengthening food security nationally, in line with the country’s green strategy. Generation 2020-2030 Program.
The communication indicates that a grant worth five million dollars from the Livable Planet Fund will help strengthen the program strategically with the aim of supporting small farmers, through the implementation of an innovative system of distinct incentives, which will facilitate their transition from traditional to climate-sensitive practices.
