Africa-Press – Cape verde. Cape Verde receives, this Thursday, 24, from the Japanese government, a total of 1,050 tons of rice, referring to the 2020 fiscal year, to respond to the challenges of food security in the archipelago.
According to a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Regional Integration, the shipment of 1,050.07 tons of rice arrives this Thursday, 24th, in Porto da Praia, via the motor ship “A RACER”.
This support, according to the same source, is part of the cooperation relations between Cape Verde and Japan and has helped the Cape Verdean authorities in responding to the challenges related to food and nutrition security at the national level and contributed to increasing the availability of cereals and price stability on the national market.
The act of signing the agreement by exchanging notes that confirmed the attribution of this aid took place in Dakar, Senegal, on August 19, 2020, between the ambassadors of the respective countries.
The ministry also informs that with the value of the sale of cereals, a counterpart fund is created to finance socio-economic development projects in the areas of agriculture, food security, water availability, and the health sector, with a positive impact on improving living conditions. population life.
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