Morocco’s efforts in the fight against climate change and in agricultural transformation have been recognized and commended on Monday in Addis Ababa. The kingdom was awarded two prizes during the 33rd African Union (AU) Summit.
In January, Morocco imported 420,000 tons of wheat from France and remains a significant market for French wheat producers.
Moroccan raspberries can now access the American market. This decision comes after the signing of the operational action plan between the Moroccan Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) and the United States Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS).
Breeders in the northern region are facing an unknown disease that seriously threatens their livestock. There are already reports of the contamination of about ten goats on a farm in the rural commune of Hjar Nhal, under the prefecture of Tangier-Assilah.
At a time when energies are focused on combating the spread of the coronavirus raging in China, a new virus is threatening tomatoes, including Moroccan ones.
Producers and exporters of strawberries and berries in the province of Huelva in Spain have taken the floor to denounce the "illogical and abnormal" competition they are suffering from Morocco. Gathered within an association called Freshuelva, they are calling for stricter control over fruit coming from the Kingdom.
King Mohammed VI presided, on Friday at the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Rabat, the signing ceremony of two agreements relating to the contribution of the Hassan II Fund for Economic and Social Development to the "Integrated Program to Support and Finance Enterprises". It is estimated at a budget amount of 2 billion dirhams at zero percent.
Moroccan seasonal workers have already arrived in Huelva, southern Spain, thanks to the National Agency for the Promotion of Employment and Skills (ANAPEC) to pick berries.
The forecast data from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicates that world citrus production for the 2019-2020 season will decline. Morocco’s production will drop by 31%.
Morocco has experienced a boom in its agri-food exports between 2010 and 2018. Exports have increased from 29.3 billion DH to 57.7 billion DH during this period.
The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) has reported on its activities at the end of December 2019. It appears that tons of food products and mint have been destroyed or rejected.
Morocco intends to regulate the use of agricultural pesticides. In this sense, the Council of Government adopted, on Thursday, January 16, draft law No. 34.18 relating to plant protection products.