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The Congolese Information Agency reported the meeting the following day, saying it addressed private-sector development and future areas of bilateral cooperation.","Okitsu described JICA’s work during his term as including rice cultivation, fisheries in Pointe-Noire, and support for small horticultural producers through the SHEP approach to improve production capacity and market access. Incoming representative Yasuyo Okumoto said she intended to continue and strengthen cooperation. The report gave no new funding amount or quantified target for these priorities."],"sections":[]},"corrections":[],"country":"CG","data":{"blocks":[{"description":{"ar":"اجتماع 9 أكتوبر في برازافيل حول التعاون والقطاعات المدعومة.","de":"Treffen am 9. 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