Severely affected by the drought->95421 and especially the increase in the cost of livestock farming, breeders are calling for urgent aid from the State, in order to cope with the milk shortage that the kingdom is experiencing.
To counter the rush of Moroccans for milk, several supermarkets have decided to limit its sale. A measure intended to avoid stock shortages.
To cope with the water shortage, the governor of the province of Zagora has taken urgent measures, affecting certain crops, including watermelon .
Cereal production is down sharply due to drought. This is an opportunity quickly seized by French producers who say they are ready to make up for the deficit in the Moroccan market.
To address the severe water shortage, the city of Tangier has just adopted a project to build a seawater desalination plant .
Despite the many measures taken by the authorities, Morocco will not be able to escape acute water stress. Water availability is well below the global threshold due to drought .
A strong increase in olive production has been recorded in Morocco during the 2021-2022 agricultural season. It is estimated at nearly 2 million tons, an increase of 21% compared to last year.
The next olive harvest in Morocco is very threatened due to the severe drought affecting the kingdom.
According to forecasts from the Moroccan Interprofessional Federation of Olive, olive production for the next season should be down, due to the effects of climate change and the drought currently affecting Morocco.
Morocco is currently experiencing a hotter and drier summer than usual, with successive heat waves that have caused fires in various provinces. This is the worst drought to hit the kingdom in the last three decades, with water reserves at only 28% of their capacity.
The 2021/2022 agricultural season ended with a cereal production of 34 million quintals, compared to 103.2 million quintals obtained a year earlier, a decrease of 67%, according to the Ministry of Agriculture.
This week in Rabat and Salé, several car wash garages have been closed by the authorities, as part of the fight against the waste of drinking water, launched to deal with the water stress facing Morocco .