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Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and OCP Group have signed lately an agreement with Fertinagro Biotech, a company of the Térvalis Group (Spain), to develop sustainable solutions for the development of African and world agriculture and livestock. The agreement will involve the training of researchers who will seek and develop innovation projects in fields such as […]
Since King Mohammed VI’s visit to Abuja in 2016, Morocco and Nigeria opened a new chapter under the motto of stronger bilateral relations in favor of regional integration and African south-south cooperation. A forum was hosted in Rabat on November 14 bringing together investors in the agricultural and energy sectors, two cooperation areas that are […]
The city of Laayoune hosted last week the first International Urban Forum on the “City of Challenges” under the theme of Eco-Technological Innovation, that ended with laying the foundations of an eco-technological city charter. The forum, organized by the Phosboucraa Foundation, discussed the rapid transformation of cities and the resulting challenges which require the attention […]
More than 900 stakeholders in the global phosphate ecosystem from 40 countries are gathered in Benguerir, 70km north of Marrakech, to discuss how to use disruptive technologies to change the phosphate industry. In other words, what artificial intelligence, advanced virtual reality, the Internet of Things, drones, etc. can concretely bring in terms of innovations […]
OCP Group and the National Basketball Association (NBA) tied a new multiyear partnership aiming at expanding the NBA Junior League programs in Morocco and Rwanda, but also at building new basketball courts in Khouribga and Benguerir (Morocco) and in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, while using the transformative power of basketball to empower Moroccan and Rwandan […]
There is no exaggeration in saying that Morocco will play an increasingly important role in the world’s food security as the country sits on the globe’s largest phosphates deposits, key to the fertilizers’ industry. Modern agriculture has become more than ever dependent on phosphorus derived from phosphate rock, a non-renewable resource. Morocco as the country […]
Morocco’s OCP Group and Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture have signed Thursday two additional milestone agreements that are in line with the promotion of South-South cooperation pursued by the North African Kingdom. The first cooperation agreement pertains to the farmer centric activities, soil mapping, innovation and digital farmer registration, the OCP said in a […]
Morocco’s phosphates and fertilizer producer, OCP, signed a memorandum of understanding with the African Union Commission and the African Union’s Development Agency, AUDA-NEPAD, to develop Agriculture in the continent. The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the ongoing African Green Revolution Forum (AGRF) in Accra, Ghana, Sept. 3 – 6. The deal reflects […]
Nigeria partnered with Morocco to achieve its food security through an increase in use of fertilisers, Nigerian President Muhammadou Buhari said. “We are taking our focus on agriculture to the next level,” said Buhari in a tweet. Nigeria has Africa’s largest population standing at more than 160 million people with agriculture representing about 40% […]
North Africa boasts the world’s richest phosphate reserves, most of which is located in Morocco but Algerian and Tunisian soil have significant untapped potential. Algeria has long dreamt to develop phosphates-related industries through the setting up of fertilizers plants in Annaba and developing the eastern phosphate cluster in the Tebassa region. However due to multiple […]