UEMOA: 7,000 billion FCFA to transform cotton, phosphate and rice
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UEMOA: Local processing of cotton, phosphate and rice: an economic turning point (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
UEMOA sectoral ministers met in Ouagadougou to discuss local processing of agricultural and mining resources, notably the cotton-textile, phosphate-fertiliser and rice sectors. The aim is to create more wealth and jobs in member states.
UEMOA: 7,000 billion FCFA to transform cotton, phosphate and rice (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
UEMOA sectoral ministers met in Ouagadougou to review white papers on the cotton-textile, fertiliser and rice sectors. A first five-year regional programme, estimated at 7,000 billion FCFA, aims to strengthen local processing.
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