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Agriculture study visit in France, 3 – 13 April 2011

Apr 01, 2011

Youth empowerment & Education Linked project:
Decentralised cooperation

In the frame of the Decentralised cooperation programme between the Region Lower Normandy and Macedonia,in the Component 6 “Agriculture development”, FFRM(Federation of Farmers from Republic of North Macedonia) and AFDI (French Farmers and International Development) are organising a study visit in France in the period of 03 -13 April.
The FFRM representatives, among who are the two dairy producers and a producer of apples, will spend 10 days in France to visit several farms.

The purpose of this visit is to know the capacity of milk production as well as the production, storage and apple processing. During these 10 days, Macedonian team will visit farm cooperatives and find out more about the functioning of the bank “Crédit Agricole”, and relations with local communities.
While in France, Macedonian delegation will speak at the AFDI General Assembly, focusing on the cooperation between AFDI and FFRM in the Decentralised cooperation programme between the Region Lower Normandy and Macedonia.