Enhancing coopertion between BADEA & AOAD

The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA) and the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD) signed three documents of cooperation in Khartoum to support the agricultural development and food security of African countries benefiting from the bank’s assistance.

The first document aims to establish a general framework for cooperation between the two institutions to strengthen the links between the Arab and African countries through joint efforts for the sustainable agricultural development and food security of these countries and provide support to the cadres of beneficiary countries in the fields of agriculture, food security and investment, in the field of agricultural technical knowledge.

The second document is to provide technical assistance in the field of laboratory diagnosis of animal diseases through a training course organized by the AOAD in cooperation with the Livestock Research Authority in Khartoum for the benefit of technical cadres in the field of animal health and veterinary medicine in sub-Saharan African countries, where the training course aims to raise the technical and scientific level of the cadres working in the field of livestock and the field of diagnosis of transboundary diseases to enable them to contribute effectively to protect the livestock sector and increase the effectiveness of this sector In supporting the economies of those countries.

The signed documents also included a Letter of Understanding between BADEA , AOAD and the Sahel Group “G5” to finance a study to diagnose the agricultural, animal and fishery qualifications of the countries of the group and prepare an integrated project covering the three sectors to contribute to the food security of the population of the group.

The documents were signed by BADEA Director General H.E. Dr Sidi Ould TAH, and by the Director-General of AOAD, Prof. Ibrahim Adam Al-Dekhairi.

Original source: BADEA
Published on 7 December 2017