Speaking at the 7th strategic Advisory Board of the Partnership Agency for Progress (APP), El Fassi emphasized the importance of this program with regard to regions and social groups targeted, the scale of investments and the nature of the projects implemented.

    The achievements made include the planting of 15,000 ha of fruit trees, mainly olive trees, the continuation of irrigation works on an area of 18,000 hectares covering particularly the oasis zones and perimeters of small and medium irrigations.

       In the area of fisheries, infrastructure works of the Tan-Tan port and the wholesale fish market in Beni Mellal were launched, and two unloading stations were inaugurated in Salé and Tifnit.

       He also recalled the establishment of 150 units equipped with insulated boxes in Oujda that directly contribute to improving incomes of beneficiaries.

       As part of the Craft Industry and Medina of Fez program, he said, the international architectural competition was organized for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of the the Lalla Ydouna place, an event that witnessed great success in terms of the number of participants representing several countries.

       This Moroccan-American partnership program also concerned functional literacy and vocational training in the areas of craft industry, fisheries and agriculture, in addition to training programs on entrepreneurship.