Agriculture Minister Discusses Cooperation Enhancement with IFAD Delegation

The Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, Mr. Ahmed Baba Aleya, received a delegation from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), led by Ms. Pascaline Barankeba, IFAD’s Country Portfolio Manager for Mauritania, in his office in Nouakchott on Tuesday.

The meeting focused on cooperation between Mauritania and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, as well as prospects for strengthening this partnership, particularly in agricultural development, with a view to supporting efforts to advance the sector and improve its performance.

During the meeting, the minister welcomed the support provided by the Fund to Mauritania, highlighting its importance in supporting national efforts to develop the agricultural sector and enhance its performance.

For her part, Ms. Pascaline Barankeba expressed her satisfaction with the fruitful cooperation between Mauritania and the Fund and the progress achieved in recent years.

She emphasized the Fund’s desire to consolidate and build on these achievements, stressing the importance of maintaining and preserving them to ensure the sustainability of the results of joint projects and programmes.

She also explained that the Fund is placing increasing importance on involving the private sector in development efforts, expressing her appreciation for Mauritania’s contribution to advancing this new direction of the Fund.