ASEAN COMMITTEE IN RABAT EXPLORES OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MOROCCAN AQUACULTURE SECTOR

ACR Chairperson and Vietnamese Ambassador Mrs. Dang Thi Thu Ha, together with the ACR Heads of Missions, hand over a token of appreciation to Ms. Majida Maarouf, Director of Agence Nationale pour le Développement de l'Aquaculture

27 April 2023 - The ASEAN Committee in Rabat (ACR) met with Ms. Majida Maarouf, Director of the Agence Nationale pour le Développement de l'Aquaculture (ANDA, National Agency for Aquaculture Development) and Mr. Mustafa Amzough, Head of Investment Promotion and Studies Department of ANDA, to discuss possible areas of cooperation between ASEAN and Morocco in the field of aquaculture.

During the meeting, ANDA officials provided a briefing on the marine aquaculture sector in Morocco which includes the national development strategy, investment incentives introduced by the New Investment Charter of Morocco, and the agency’s initiatives and projects to improve the technology, encourage research and development in the sector, and promote corporate social responsibility by supporting young entrepreneurs and small-scale fisherfolks.

After the briefing, the ACR Heads of Missions and ANDA officials exchanged views on how to improve bilateral cooperation in the aquaculture sector such as linking private companies in Morocco and ASEAN, organizing visits to small-scale and industrial-scale fish and shellfish farms and other aquaculture facilities, and facilitating meetings between relevant stakeholders in Morocco and ASEAN.

ANDA is a public institution under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development and Water and Forests which was created in 2011 to promote and develop the aquaculture sector in Morocco. END