The Director General of the Arab Organization for Agricultural Development (AOAD), H.E Prof. Ibrahim Adam El Dukhiri, met with AU Commissioner for Social Affairs Dr Amira Al-Fadel on the sidelines of the eighth meeting of the Steering Committee of the Arab-African Joint Action Plan on Agricultural Development and Food Security held at the headquarters of the African Union in Addis Ababa, 18-19 / 7/2018, within the framework of strengthening Arab-African cooperation and partnership.

 The two sides stressed the importance of enhancing cooperation in the field of "rural development" and youth employment, as well as opening new horizons through the Arab-African partnership to expand agricultural land and increase land productivity to contribute to food security in Arab countries and Africa.