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MOROCCO LAUNCHES A NEW AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY BAPTIZED

AS GÉNÉRATION GREEN 2020-2030 THAT PLANS TO DOUBLE EXPORTS

Morocco has launched a new especially those with higher added horticultural regions of Morocco. It
agricultural development strategy, value such as horticultural products. In is intended to “preserve agricultural
baptized as “Génération Green 2020- this sense, work continues to advance to activities in this region, particularly
2030”, with which it plans to improve the create a desalination plant in Agadir, the high value-added crops, as well as
country’s agricultural Gross Domestic result of a public-private partnership. capitalizing on the experience of the
Product and double exports in the next With an area of 20 hectares, this private sector.” The Souss-Massa area
ten years, completing the Green Morocco desalination plant, located 40 kilometers secures more than 84% and 65% of
Plan. Progress is also being made in south of Agadir, in the SoussMassa the exports of horticultural and food
modernizing the irrigation network of National Park, has among its main products nationwide.
agricultural holdings and especially objectives to self-supply the entire For FEPEX, the new agricultural
those with higher added value such as Agadir area and ensure the supply of development strategy in Morocco,
horticultural products. irrigation water to the plain of Chtouka, which aims to double exports in the next
The Green Morocco Plan, launched (15,000 hectares), one of the main ten years, reflects the commitment to
in 2008, “has allowed the multiplication export agriculture, focused on fruits and
of Agricultural GDP and agricultural vegetables, and the implementation of
exports, as well as an increase in the the necessary measures to achieve this,
level of investment and the creation such as the development of desalination
of jobs,” according to the Minister plants to improve irrigation. The increase
of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries in exportable fruit and vegetable
and Rural Development and Waters production in Morocco will deepen
and Forests, Aziz Akhannochu at the the negative impact that Moroccan
official presentation of the “Génération productions are already having on the
Green 2020-2030” strategy. However, Spanish and community sectors.
it is time to consider a new level in its
development and implement a new
agricultural strategy based on two major Crop Production in Morocco
poles. “On the one hand, the valorization Item 2017 2018
of the human element through the
Area
Area
emergence of a new agricultural middle harvested Flag Yield Flag Production Flag harvested Flag Yield Flag Production Flag
class (350,000 or 400,000 new homes) Almonds, with shell 170864 6843 Fc 116923 186255 6296 Fc 117270
and the birth of a new generation of Apples 49498 165774 Fc 820547 50589 137766 Fc 696950
entrepreneurs through the valorization Apricots 11419 98557 Fc 112538 11153 91104 Fc 101612
of a million hectares of collective lands , Bananas 8520 391572 Fc 333619 8412 380350 Fc 319950
as well as the creation of 350. Barley 2001473 12323 Fc 2466462 1564460 18224 Fc 2851022
The other pole concerns the Carrots and turnips 14081 309744 Fc 436135 14702 326691 Fc 480294
development of the agricultural sectors Cauliflowers and 2280 229232 Fc 52265 2633 224291 Fc 59056
broccoli
with the aim of doubling exports (50 Chick peas 34091 7440 Fc 25364 86800 4183 Fc 36312
or 50 billion dirhams) and agricultural Dates 58316 22217 Fc 129562 59127 18892 Fc 111701
GDP (250 to 250 billion dirhams) by the Figs 60533 22786 Fc 137934 61498 20876 Fc 128380
2030 horizon and improving distribution Grapes 42833 88279 Fc 378128 42305 106644 Fc 451158
food through the modernization of Lemons and limes 3077 130370 Fc 40114 3245 122310 Fc 39687
12 wholesale markets and traditional Maize 130742 9362 Fc 122399 148178 7990 Fc 118392
markets. Melons, other (inc. 20163 306793 Fc 618588 16716 299616 Fc 500823
Morocco has also launched another cantaloupes) 29813 11708 Fc 34906 12275 17453 Fc 21424
Oats
“Forêts du Maroc” strategy on water and Olives 1020569 10182 Fc 1039117 1045186 14940 Fc 1561465
forest development. At the same time, Oranges 56638 183131 Fc 1037218 57817 176271 Fc 1019150
it also aims to modernize the irrigation Peaches and
network of agricultural holdings and nectarines 10929 126776 Fc 138560 11019 143288 Fc 157893
Potatoes 64293 299390 Fc 1924871 62033 301315 Fc 1869149
Pulses nes 14210 6242 Fc 8870 21887 12166 Fc 26628
Rice, paddy 8013 72005 Fc 57698 8091 77910 Fc 63037
Sorghum 4060 8970 Fc 3642 3681 9011 Fc 3317
Sugar cane 10596 522004 Fc 553115 8746 704452 Fc 616114
Sunflower seed 18918 12577 Fc 23792 21708 17322 Fc 37602
Sweet potatoes 819 Im 204646 Fc 16767 Im 837 216487 Fc 18120
Tomatoes 15888 814303 Fc 1293761 15955 883383 Fc 1409437
Watermelons 16680 371302 Fc 619332 18941 391941 Fc 742375
Wheat 3384225 20953 Fc 7090817 2842748 25752 Fc 7320620
Im: FAO data based on imputation methodology Source: FAO Statistical Division 2019
Fc: Calculated data

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