Mauritania backtracks on its decision to reduce Moroccan vegetables imports

Mauritanian Trade Minister Al-Naha Bint Hamdi Ould Meknes decided yesterday, Thursday, to issue a decision canceling the implementation of the decision taken by the aforementioned minister, on March 31, to reduce the import of a group of Moroccan vegetables, especially from carrots and tomatoes. The government retreat comes after protests expressed by merchants, as the head of the food and luxuries department in the merchants union at the level of the economic capital of Nouadhibou, Ya'al Ould Ali, said: “Vegetable merchants in the city of Nouadhibou were absent from the plan, which was approved by the Ministry of Trade, and suppliers in Nouakchott. , And they do not have a local product of vegetables to cover the needs of the city. Mauritanian merchants complained that their trucks loaded with Moroccan vegetables stopped at the border point, warning of a food crisis that could result from the suspension of Moroccan supplies, especially in light of the increasing demand for ...