At the origin of the "contaminated mint" affair, two letters from the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), addressed on May 24 to the walis of the Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceima and Souss-Massa regions, in order to alert them to "the presence of pesticides in the mint produced in Morocco".
Nearly ten years after the launch by King Mohammed VI of the program to plant 3 million date palm trees by 2020, where are we today?
Moroccan watermelons are a hit abroad. Last year, exports increased by nearly 300%, after an already very good year in 2017.
Faced with the rise in onion prices, the Ministry of Agriculture has provided explanations in an attempt to reassure consumers. The main points to remember are that the ministry, through a press release published on Thursday, May 9, stated that "prices will return to normal with the gradual entry of the current season’s onion production".
Organic farming was highlighted at the International Agricultural Fair in Morocco (SIAM), by dedicating a special hub to it, in its 14th edition from April 16 to 21 in Meknes.
Expected in Spain starting February 5, Moroccan strawberry pickers will be able to count on support measures from Morocco this year. Last year, several complaints had been filed by them concerning, among other things, sexual harassment, grueling work schedules and non-compliance with their contracts.
The six outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease discovered on January 7 in Fquih Ben Salah and Khouribga have been eradicated by the veterinary services of the National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA).
Very good figures for the Fez-Meknes region, which produced more than one million tons of olives during the 2017-2018 agricultural season.
With a production of 6.8 tons of saffron in 2018 and an area of 1,800 hectares cultivated, Morocco is the fourth largest producer of saffron in the world.