Council initiates two new development programs in Morocco and the US

Published 2021년 10월 21일

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The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) has signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with Moroccan partners to invest in the country's poultry and aquaculture sectors. The first MOU, with the Moroccan Poultry Association (FISA), outlines a three-year project to improve the poultry processing and distribution system by establishing small and medium-sized processing facilities that meet modern health and safety standards. The second MOU marks the start of a project to promote the aquaculture industry in Morocco, funded by a USDA grant. The USGC has been working in the Moroccan market since 1995 and has recently introduced new feed grains, providing new opportunities for U.S. grain producers, suppliers, and exporters in the growing Moroccan feed grains market.

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To demonstrate the U.S. Grains Council’s (USGC’s) investment in the Moroccan poultry and aquaculture sectors, USGC representatives signed two memorandums of understanding (MOUs) last week with Moroccan counterparts. The first signing took place between the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Council, and the Moroccan Poultry Association (FISA), outlining a three-year project to overcome weaknesses in the Moroccan poultry processing and distribution system. “Currently, 90 percent of Moroccan poultry is distributed through small, informal markets in urban centers, while only 10 percent moves through modern, hygienic slaughterhouses with well-developed cold chain distribution systems,” said Ramy Taieb, USGC regional director for the Middle East and Africa. “The goal of this project is to establish small and medium-sized poultry processing facilities that abide by modern health and safety standards that will replace these outdated, ...

Source: US Grains Council