Morocco and Tunisia sign agriculture cooperation accord

Morocco and Tunisia in Rabat on Thursday to upgrade partnership in matters of agriculture and related sectors.

The accord --signed by Moroccan Agriculture minister Habib Malki and Tunisian peer, Sadeq Rabeh-- calls for the exchange of experiences and coordination in vegetal production and protection, livestock breeding, veterinary research studies and irrigation techniques.

The accord also deals with the development of grazing lands, agriculture vocational training, desertification control, forests protection and struggle against fires and natural disasters.

The two countries recommended the creation of a joint commission to meet regularly to assess the progress made in cooperation programs and make proposals for the development of Moroccan-Tunisian agriculture partnership.