Morocco and Algeria are both experiencing severe water stress, but the figures show two very different situations. Algeria has three times less renewable freshwater per capita, while in Morocco, nearly nine out of every ten liters withdrawn are used for agriculture.
Ports, tourism, automobiles, agriculture: when a Moroccan sector advances, part of the Spanish press does not merely report that success. It immediately explains what it could cost Spain. Several recent headlines show a recurring pattern.
Morocco is among the countries most exposed to a possible tightening of European pesticide rules. A European Commission study identifies approximately $2.8 billion in Moroccan agricultural exports that could potentially be affected, placing the Kingdom just behind Turkey.
Some people recruited in Morocco to leave the country sometimes pay thousands of euros to obtain legal work in Italy. Once they are in debt, some discover that the promised job does not exist and become dependent on the same intermediaries who arranged their arrival.
A study by the European Commission puts a figure on the potential impact of tighter pesticide rules. In its intermediate scenario, Moroccan tomato exports to the European Union could fall by around 195,000 tonnes, or nearly 60%.
Morocco is home to 343 invasive alien species. Their potential economic impact could reach $2.47 billion per year, according to a study that, for the first time, quantifies their cost across the Kingdom.
Belgium continues to fund cooperation programs in Morocco . But Conner Rousseau, president of the Flemish socialist party Vooruit, is openly questioning the value of maintaining this aid.
A potassium-rich rock found in Morocco could be used to produce a slow-release fertilizer. Researchers have managed to make its nutrients more accessible to plants, opening up a potential way to reduce dependence on imported potash fertilizers.
Morocco is part of the system put in place by Israel to secure its wheat supply in the event of a crisis. The Kingdom is listed alongside four other countries in a strategy designed to maintain imports both in normal times and during emergencies.
France rejected around 40% of applications from Moroccan seasonal workers in 2024. The figure was provided by Paris and cited in a recent European Commission report on seasonal work in the Union.
Moroccan olive production could fall by 40% during the 2026-2027 campaign. Applied to the record figure of two million tonnes, this forecast would represent approximately 800,000 fewer tonnes, without causing a shortage, according to industry professionals.
Morocco’s purchases of foreign olive oil collapsed in the first half of 2026. This spectacular drop coincides with the return of a record national harvest, driven by improved climate conditions and water resources.