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Sunday, December 27, 2009

France grants 40m euros for Morocco irrigation

2009-12-17

French development agency AFD has allocated 40 million euros for the development of agricultural irrigation projects in Morocco, ANSA reported on Tuesday (December 15th). The program is aimed at the construction of an irrigation network to benefit some 20,000 farmers. Funds will also be directed toward improving water resources management. Moroccan Economy Minister Salaheddine Mezouar told reporters on Tuesday at a signing ceremony in Rabat that AFD had loaned 1.5 billion euros to his country in recent years, benefiting education, healthcare, agricultural and solar energy projects.

Source: Magharebia.com
Link: http://www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/newsbriefs/general/2009/12/17/newsbrief-02.

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