Following a meeting with Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba in Libreville on 15 February, King Mohammed VI of Morocco donated 2,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Gabonese farmers. The initiative would enable the beneficiaries to increase their yields and testifies to the importance of the deep, rich and solidly rooted relations between Morocco and Gabon, as well as the strong bonds of brotherhood and solidarity between the two peoples.
King Mohammed VI of Morocco was in Libreville, Gabon this week. At the end of the meeting between the Moroccan sovereign and the Gabonese President, he handed over a donation of 2,000 tonnes of fertiliser to Gabonese farmers. The offer comes in a context where Gabonese producers are facing difficulties in supplying fertiliser.
Gabon aims to achieve food self-sufficiency by significantly reducing dependence on imports and producing around 50% of its consumption by 2025. Thus, this royal donation is in line with the African Union’s (AU) goal of increasing fertiliser use from 8 kg per hectare to 50 kg per hectare. A structural action will then be undertaken with the aim of enabling Gabonese farmers to have access to quality, affordable fertilisers specifically adapted to the needs of the region’s soils and crops.
In addition, during the meeting between the two personalities, they reviewed the state of the bilateral partnership that links their countries in all areas. Indeed, since 2019, a total of 24 cooperation agreements have been signed between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Gabon. These agreements are signed in several sectors including health, housing, new technologies, vocational training and agriculture.
