Thanks to this proactive Royal policy, the Morocco was able to put in place an “integrated approach”, which aims to guarantee the food availabilitypromote the agricultural and rural development sustainable, favor the protection of natural resources and adapt to climate changeunderlined Mr. Hilale, who spoke during an exceptional session of the Forum Crans Montana (November 14-16).
He explained that this “solidarity and visionary” cooperation of the Sovereign is mainly focused on public and private initiatives, projects and investments to release the full potential of thesustainable agriculture in Africa.
It is implemented through three instruments, namely: the Ministry of Foreign Affairsguardian of the orderly execution of the Royal Vision of South-South cooperation; THE Ministry of Agriculturedepository of public policies and sectoral strategies in agriculture; and the OCP Groupthe operational arm of this vision and continental leader in the fertilizer market, he added.
The ambassador recalled the launch by Morocco, in 2016, of theinitiative Triple A for the Adaptation of African Agriculture to climate change, and the Triple S initiative, with Senegal to support Sustainability, Stability and Security in Africa, as well as the opening by the OCP of 12 representations in the four corners of the continent and the strengthening of fertilizer production and distribution in response to the surge in fertilizer prices following the geopolitical conflicts of the last two years.
The Moroccan group also granted thousands of tonnes of fertilizer to several African countries, an action which is part of the solidarity and concern of the Kingdom of Morocco with regard to African farmers.
Furthermore, the ambassador stressed that food insecurity has become “a global security issue, fueling conflicts, leading to migratory flows, aggravating political instability or providing the basis for violent extremism.”
Mr. Hilale also drew attention to the nexus of food security, climate change and armed conflict, stressing that it constitutes “a self-reinforcing cycle”, where each factor exacerbates the others, thus creating a global challenge for sustainable development. .
Hence the imperative, concluded the ambassador, to “put the food safety from a perspective of sustainability, social equity, economic development, international solidarity and global peace and security”.
Organized the day after the American presidential elections, this session of the Crans Montana Forum aims to open an in-depth reflection on the challenges of the new era for global security, international relations, economic development, business and investment.
A reference meeting for public decision-makers and the business world who come to discuss major issues, the Crans Montana Forum held several of its sessions in Morocco, more particularly in Dakhla.
