Nigeria Sends 200 Young Farmers Abroad for Agricultural Training
8 May 2022
Nigeria has sent 200 young farmers to Morocco and Israel to undergo a capacity building training on crop production and livestock.
Agriculture
Labor Shortage Threatens French Strawberry Harvest as Moroccan Workers Delayed
6 May 2022
Not having obtained visas, the 400 Moroccan seasonal workers expected in France since April 20 have not yet arrived on French territory. A situation that is likely to (…)
Seasonal Berry Harvest Brings Multicultural Workforce to Southern Spain’s Huelva
25 April 2022
The city of Huelva becomes multicultural during each annual berry harvest campaign due to the arrival in the region’s farms of Moroccan, Romanian and Bulgarian seasonal workers.
Morocco Invests 4.4 Billion Dirhams in Agricultural Subsidies to Boost Sector Growth
22 April 2022
Public support for agriculture is being maintained and strengthened in Morocco. This year, around 4.4 billion dirhams in subsidies will be allocated to the sector, for a total (…)
Rising Gas Prices May Shift French Consumers to Moroccan Tomatoes
15 April 2022
The French could prefer Moroccan tomatoes to tomatoes produced in France, in case the price of the latter increases sharply. A possibility that tends to be confirmed due to the (…)
Algeria Bans Spanish Imports Amid Western Sahara Dispute Escalation
14 April 2022
A few days after the announcement of Spain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, Algeria first closed its livestock market to Spain, and gradually to (…)
Morocco Limits Argan Oil Exports to Protect Local Industry from Global Demand
13 April 2022
Morocco has decided to restrict the export of argan oil. With this seemingly extreme measure, the authorities want to protect a terroir increasingly monopolized by cosmetics (…)
Morocco Invests 105 Billion Dirhams in Oasis and Argan Regions, Surpassing Development Goals
12 April 2022
Morocco has invested 105 billion dirhams in the oasis and argan areas, exceeding the amount planned in the development strategy (2012-2020), which is 92 billion dirhams.
Morocco Boosts Wheat Reserves Amid Global Shortage Concerns
11 April 2022
At a time when the war unleashed in Ukraine by Russia raises fears of a wheat shortage in the world, Morocco will create an additional reserve of soft and durum wheat. This (…)
Controversy Grows Over Moroccan Tomato Exports from Disputed Sahara Region
10 April 2022
Spanish farmers and the Polisario Front continue to denounce the production of Moroccan tomatoes in the Sahara and their "illegal" export to the European Union.