HRH Crown Prince Moulay Rachid gives heed and voices concerns over struggling farmers

Meknes, April 26, 2009 - Dedicated to eradicating rural poverty in the Kingdom of Morocco, His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay Rachid met around the table with local, regional and international farmers on Sunday April 26th, 2009.

The meeting came as the country is hosting its fourth International Agricultural Fair in the city of Meknes.

The efforts to support the agricultural sector is long-standing focus of Crown Prince Moulay Rachid, seeking country-specific policies towards increasing rural poor peoples' access to financial services, including the subsidies, technology, land and other natural resources.

On the tone of this message, Crown Prince Moulay Rachid urges government to immediately establish advanced projects primarily for farming education for the efficient use of natural resources that will help to achieve the increase in farmers’ incomes.

To safeguard food security and achieve income stability for Morocco’s farmers and farm workers, Crown Prince Moulay Rachid advises government to form an agricultural research fund, as approach to build solid chart for scientists, to help them develop better cultivation methods for the farmers and translate them into broad-based economic progress and poverty reduction.