Morocco is a “first-rate” strategic partner for Italy and a reference pillar for the African continent, Francesco Lollobrigida, Italian Minister for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, stressed in Rabat on Friday.
“Italy considers Morocco a partner of choice, given the depth of bilateral relations between the two countries,” Lollobrigida told the press at the end of his bilateral meeting with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, Ahmed El Bouari, on the sidelines of the 12th ministerial meeting of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM).
He also highlighted the historic ties between Italy and the Moroccan community residing on its territory, a dynamic and integrated diaspora that actively contributes to Italy’s development and economic diversity.
Lollobrigida went on to say that this partnership was becoming increasingly important at a time when Africa was striving to boost its food self-sufficiency and increase the added value of its agricultural production.
Lollobrigida also raised the crucial issue of water resource management, noting that this is a central challenge for Italy and for the Mediterranean region as a whole, faced with recurrent drought phenomena and dwindling water resources.
In this vein, he expressed his country’s willingness to collaborate with Moroccan experts in the field of water management, reaffirming Italy’s commitment to innovative solutions and resilient, sustainable agricultural practices to meet shared environmental challenges together.
This high-level ministerial meeting is in line with the policy dialogues initiated by the center since its creation, placing sustainable agriculture and food at the heart of Mediterranean cooperation.
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