Results of the first edition of the Souss-Massa Prize for Journalism and Agriculture
Yesterday, Monday, August 14, 2023, the curtain fell on the results of the first edition of the Souss-Massa Award for Journalism and Agriculture, which was organized by the Chamber of Agriculture of the Souss-Massa region, in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishing, Rural Development, Water and Forests, and in cooperation with the office of the regional branch of the National Syndicate of Press. Agadir, on the sidelines of the activities of the International Exhibition of Local Products in its ninth session, which will be held in Al-Amal Square in Agadir, from 10 to 15 August.
This award, which targets audiovisual, written and electronic means of communication, and the press image, crowned the best articles, reportages, television and radio programmes, and images. For the period from June 2022 to June 2023, with a prize for each category, audiovisual, written and electronic journalism, and photojournalism.
The participating files were studied by a multidisciplinary jury composed of professionals and personalities with experience in the field of media and communication and academics in the world of agriculture.
Here is the list of winners:
Award of visual media television Hussein Amzal on the subject of achieving food security.
Written Journalism Award, Yassin Saber, during his discussion of agricultural plastic waste in Chtouka.
Ahmed Al-Mutawakil Audio Media Award on the issue of water scarcity.
Electronic Journalism Award Hanan Rakham on the topic of saffron..the Moroccan golden product.
The journalistic photo award goes to Ibrahim Fadel in a picture of the argan tree, which is included in the intangible cultural heritage of humanity, which is a long-standing source of sustainable and resilient development. Ibrahim Fadel is the most important and prominent photographer in the south. His photographic equipment does not leave him wherever he goes. His long experience in the field of photography made him accumulate hundreds of distinctive images, which made a number of national and foreign media outlets choose his photos for the covers of their magazines. He also organized several photography exhibitions, the latest of which was at the United Nations headquarters in New York last May.
Mr. Azzedine Fathaoui, head of the regional office of the National Syndicate of Press, said in his speech on the occasion that this award aims to motivate male and female journalists in the Souss-Massa region, and to recognize the efforts of women and men of the national press for the interest they give to the agricultural sector, and for the important role of information in all aspects of the agricultural sector and rural development. .
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