The unusual flow of certain agricultural food products could not create a shortage on the Moroccan market. In a press release, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries stressed that supply will be made gradually.
The Coronavirus is driving up the price of garlic in the various markets of Morocco, mainly in Casablanca. This means that the effects of the virus are starting to affect the Moroccan consumer.
The price of chicken has dropped from 12 dirhams per kilogram to 8 dirhams. This is the situation in the livestock sector in Morocco in recent weeks.
Organic agriculture is far from experiencing a golden age in Morocco . And for good reason...
The lack of precipitation and the scarcity of pastures have pushed livestock farmers to think of flour as an alternative that can allow them to feed their livestock. This is happening precisely in the southern provinces and in the Guelmim-Oued Noun region.
Abnormally high temperatures across Morocco and the lack of precipitation portend another dry season that could affect agricultural production and consequently the economic growth of 2020.
Morocco, the main supplier of the Spanish market in fruits and vegetables, has reason to be concerned since some pressure groups have encouraged Spanish farmers to declare war on Moroccan products.
Concern is growing more and more in the agricultural world, with the rise in input prices; which is weighing down the agricultural season. And the climax comes from the scarcity of rain.
Trucks leaving Morocco, loaded with tomato cargoes, which are then distributed on the European market, fraudulently. This is the new case that is causing waves in Spain.
The Khalifa International Award was presented to the Director of Research at the National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA) in Marrakech, Hasna El Harraq, for her efforts in favor of the date palm and agricultural innovation (Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation).
King Mohammed VI launched the project to plant 100 hectares of argan trees. This was on Thursday, February 13, in Chtouka Ait Baha, in the Souss-Massa region.
The National Union of Associations of Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable Markets in Morocco indicated, in Tetouan, that this type of market generates more than 350 million dirhams (MDH) annually for the benefit of local authorities. There are 38 of them and they employ more than 4,700 merchants.