Agriculture and Fisheries. The aims of cooperation shall be: (a) to support policies aiming to diversify production; (b) to reduce food dependency; (c) to promote a form of agriculture which pays due regard to the environment; (d) to establish closer relations between enterprises, groupings and professional organisations of the two Parties; (e) to provide assistance and technical training; support for agronomic research, advisory services, agricultural education and technical training of staff in the agricultural sector; (f) to harmonise phytosanitary and veterinary standards; (g) to support integrated rural development, including improvement of basic services and development of ancillary economic activities, particularly in the regions affected by the eradication of illicit crops; (h) cooperation between rural areas, exchange of experience and know-how on rural development; (i) development of sea fishing and aquaculture; (j) development of packaging, storage and marketing techniques; and the improvement of distribution channels; (k) to develop agricultural water resources; (l) to develop the forestry sector, especially in the fields of reafforestation, forest fire prevention, forest pasture and combating desertification; (m) to develop agricultural mechanisation and promotion of agricultural service cooperatives; (n) to strengthen the agricultural credit system.
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Samples: Euro Mediterranean Association Agreement, Euro Mediterranean Association Agreement, Euro Mediterranean Agreement
Agriculture and Fisheries. The aims of cooperation shall be:
(a) to support policies aiming to diversify production;
(b) to reduce food dependency;
(c) to promote a form of agriculture which pays due regard to the environment;
(d) to establish closer relations between enterprises, groupings and professional organisations of the two Parties;
(e) to provide assistance and technical training; support for agronomic agro- nomic research, advisory services, agricultural education and technical training of staff in the agricultural sector;
(f) to harmonise phytosanitary and veterinary standards;
(g) to support integrated rural development, including improvement improve- ment of basic services and development of ancillary economic eco- nomic activities, particularly in the regions affected by the eradication of illicit crops;
(h) cooperation between rural areas, exchange of experience and know-how on rural development;
(i) development of sea fishing and aquaculture;
(j) development of packaging, storage and marketing techniquestech- niques; and the improvement of distribution channels;
(k) to develop agricultural water resources;
(l) to develop the forestry sector, especially in the fields of reafforestationreaf- forestation, forest fire prevention, forest pasture and combating combat- ing desertification;
(m) to develop agricultural mechanisation and promotion of agricultural agri- cultural service cooperatives;
(n) to strengthen the agricultural credit system.
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Samples: Euro Mediterranean Agreement