On the margins of the Food Security Conference held in Dubai on February 4 and 5, Mauritania’s Minister of Economic Affairs and Development, Abdoullah Souleymane Cheikh Sidiya, met with the President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development, Alvaro Lario, to review and strengthen cooperation between Mauritania and the Fund. Discussions centred on assessing the […]
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World Bank extends $180 million loan to Morocco to support sustainable agriculture
The Board of Directors of the World Bank approved Saturday a $180 million loan to Morocco to finance investment projects in resilient and sustainable agriculture in the Kingdom. The loan, allocated to the Resilient and Sustainable Water Management in Agriculture (RESWAG) project, aims to strengthen the governance of water resources in the agricultural sector, improve […]
IFC, Zalar Agri Partner to Support Sustainable Agriculture in Morocco
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing $24 million in financing, including a $12 million C loan for IFC’s own account and a mobilization of a $12 million B loan through IFC’s syndication program to Zalar Agri, one of Morocco’s leading fruit producers, as part of an effort to create jobs and […]


