FAO, the International Center for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies (CIHEAM) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in partnership with the Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, successfully organized a forum on sustainable value chains on 20 April 2017. The forum gathered participants from all segments of the value chain - agribusinesses, producers' associations, financial institutions - to examine opportunities for improving the economic, social and environmental sustainability of Morocco's agrifood sector. Held in Meknes, the forum capitalized on the ever-increasing audience of the Salon International de l'Agriculture au Maroc of which the 12th edition is held under the theme Agribusiness and sustainable value chains. The exhibition has now become one of the largest international fairs in Africa and in the world, bringing together more than 1,220 companies and attracting over one million visitors. The forum also built on the achievements of the government's "Green Morocco Plan" (PMV) and the role that Moroccan producers, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), large agribusiness companies and policy-makers play in making the sector more dynamic and sustainable. Read more here.