Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation

Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation

Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation

Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation

Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation

A displaced woman crosses a flooded area in Manager Ajak village, in South Sudan in this picture taken on Nov. 27. (Reuters)

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Egypt and South Sudan action group to study agricultural cooperation

Both presidents also discussed ways of containing the potential repercussions of such developments on the region

Updated 01 December 2020

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CAIRO: Egypt and South Sudan have agreed to form an action group to study ways for agricultural cooperation to be implemented.

The action group will also study bilateral cooperation in the fields of capacity building, technical assistance in research studies, seed production, agricultural extension, agricultural cooperatives, and value chains.

Egyptian Minister of Agriculture El-Sayed El-Quseir met his South Sudanese counterpart Josephine Lagu, who is visiting Egypt as part of enhancing bilateral cooperation.

El-Quseir said that both sides had agreed to establish three Egyptian joint farms in South Sudan including a fishery and animal husbandry.

He said that both sides were to draft agreements to be jointly adopted and signed to enter into force.

The minister underlined the importance of this visit, which coincided with President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi's