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• Morocco’s Agricultural Fair Spotlights Growing Demand for Organic Farming
  25 April 2019, by Kamal

  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.
  1,700 exhibitors participated in this fair, which welcomed 1.25 million visitors in 2018, with the particularity this year of a space dedicated to organic farming. Several potential customers have marked their presence in this organic space, given the scarcity of supply at the national level.
  "Moroccans show a (…)

• Health Inspectors Shut Down Two Halal Butcher Shops in Essonne for Severe Hygiene Violations
  27 April 2019, by Bladi.net

  Two halal butchers located in Essonne were closed a few days ago for "lack of hygiene". It was following a complaint from a private individual that the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations went to these premises, which were almost new.
  Two butchers languishing in notorious insalubrity. This is at least what can be retained from the list of grievances drawn up by the Departmental Directorate for the Protection of Populations (DDPP), particularly for the facts reported (…)

• Morocco Faces Onion Price Surge; Agriculture Ministry Promises Relief
  10 May 2019, by Bladi.net

  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".
  According to the ministry’s press release, the price increase observed on agricultural products, particularly onions, is due to "several combined (…)

• Morocco Invests $11 Million in New Fruit and Vegetable Packaging Facility in Dakhla
  7 February 2020, by Sylvanus

  A fruit and vegetable packaging station will be built in Dakhla. The launch of the construction site will take place in the coming weeks.
  This is a major project that will contribute to the economic attractiveness of the city of Dakhla. The work is entrusted to the Moroccan company Inter Tridim for an envelope exceeding 109 million dirhams (more than 11 million US dollars), according to documents consulted by Maghreb Intelligence.
  Based in Casablanca, Inter Tridim is a company created (…)

• Moroccan Army Places $21 Million Order for Frozen Meats to Feed Troops
  6 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  The Moroccan army has placed a new order for frozen meats worth $21 million for the benefit of its troops.
  The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces want to order this quantity of frozen meats (beef, mutton and camel) for the benefit of its troops, based in the south of the country.
  According to the FAR, this new contract is estimated at around $21 million (210 million dirhams), and will be awarded in early March, reports Maghreb Confidentiel.
  A few days earlier, the FAR had ordered in (…)

• Moroccan Food Giant Lesieur Cristal Thrives, Plans 83 Million Dirham Dividend Despite Pandemic
  19 August 2020, by Ginette

  The Lesieur Cristal company is at its best. It has not been affected by the economic crisis caused by Covid-19.
  The shareholders of this company will meet in an ordinary general meeting on September 17 in Casablanca, with the main resolution on the agenda being "to validate a dividend distribution of around 83 million dirhams, or 3 dirhams per share".
  Established in Morocco for several decades, the Lesieur Cristal company is an "operator in the agri-food and hygiene products sector (…)

• Morocco Cracks Down on Toxic Mint Scandal, ONSSA Takes Legal Action
  9 June 2019, by Bladi.net

  Triggered a few days ago, the toxic mint scandal continues to make headlines in Morocco. The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA), which has reassured that it has proceeded to destroy all the declared toxic mint crops, does not intend to stop there. Indeed, justice has already been seized and the offenders will have to answer for their actions.
  Offense reports drawn up against the offenders and sent to the competent courts. The news is reported by the newspaper Al Massae, which thus (…)

• Tunisian Dairy Giant Land’Or to Open Cheese Factory in Morocco
  14 June 2019, by Said

  Tunisian cheese will soon arrive on the tables of Moroccans, with the upcoming establishment of the "Land’Or" company, one of the leaders in dairy products in Tunisia. It has just announced the construction of a factory in Morocco.
  This factory, located in Kénitra, should have a capacity of 5,000 modular tons, reports "Jeune Afrique" citing the company’s managers, specifying that the site will increase the Group’s production by 20 to 25%.
  "Land’or" has actually been established in (…)

• Elderly Woman Leads Family Gang in Food Theft Spree Near Sidi Bennour
  18 June 2019, by Amine

  An unusual gang of thieves has just been "dismantled" in the vicinity of Sidi Bennour. It is led by a woman over 70 years old. It consists of two of her grandchildren and a minor.
  A septuagenarian woman and one of her minor grandchildren have just been apprehended in Aounate, in the vicinity of Sidi Bennour. Two other members of the gang, including another of her grandchildren and a minor, are still on the run. The news was reported by Kech24, relaying information from Assabah.
  However, (…)

• Tangier Opens Massive 11-Hectare Wholesale Produce Market
  11 October 2020, by Bladi.net

  Tangier has been home to a wholesale fruit and vegetable market since this Saturday, October 10. It covers a total area of 11 hectares.
  At a total cost of 124 million dirhams, this project is part of the Tangier-Metropole program. The market includes several halls, namely a 5,520 m2 vegetable hall and a 5,520 m2 fruit hall. It also includes a third hall dedicated to sales of 2,500 m2.
  In addition, spaces have been set up to house 1,200 m2 of refrigeration facilities, 260 m2 of (…)