This was stated by the regional director for the Near East, North Africa, Central Asia and Europe at the International Fund for Agricultural Development, during her meeting with the Tunisian Minister of Economy. and planning
Regional Director for the Near East, North Africa, Central Asia and Europe at the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), Dina Saleh, highlighted on Tuesday the Fund’s continued support to the Tunisia for the development of the agricultural sector and rural areas through the implementation of ongoing projects, prepared at the level of the strategic partnership program with Tunisia for the period (2019-2024) as well as future projects that will be implemented. implemented within the framework of the 2023/2025 development plan.
This is what emerged from his meeting with the Minister of Economy and Planning, Samir Said, at the ministry’s headquarters, according to the Tunis Afrique Presse agency (TAP/official).
They discussed the state of progress of the existing cooperation between Tunisia and IFAD, in particular the projects concerned with the areas of integrated development in rural areas and the development of related sectors, in particular agricultural and pastoral development and that of agricultural systems. of production in the governorate of Médenine, in addition to the support project for the sectors concerned by the local development of the governorate of Siliana and the economic, social and solidarity integration project of Kairouan, in addition to discussing the means of developing this cooperation in the period to come through the possibility for the Fund to finance a number of projects which will be delineated in the 2023-2025 development plan.
In this context, the Minister underlined the importance of cooperation programs with the International Fund for Agricultural Development, which fall within the framework of national priorities, in particular projects aimed at ensuring food security and improving living conditions. rural populations and vulnerable groups through an integrated economic approach and the development of the agricultural sector, with emphasis on job opportunities and the integration of women and young people, the same source reads.
