By giving 3 million dollars worth of contribution to the Great Green Wall Initiative that aims to fight with desertification by creating a tree line in Africa, Turkey will be a model for the countries in the region with its expertise in forestry. Within the scope of “Bridge to Africa Project” that is carried out by United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and T.R. Ministry of Agriculture And Forestry, the parties will work together to improve the 5 thousand hectares of land in three African countries within the Saharan border. With the project, the improvement of arid and subarid areas in Eritrea, Mauretania, and Sudan.