A Moroccan consular delegation visited on Monday, in the Huelva region, one of the leading agricultural enterprises in the berry sector. This field visit aims to observe on site the reception and working conditions of the Moroccan seasonal workers recruited under the Moroccan-Spanish circular migration program.
Produced at 1.5 million tonnes, the tomato is Spain’s main export product. This strong production is mainly threatened by the massive low-price exports of Moroccan tomatoes to the European market.
Dozens of Moroccan seasonal workers demonstrated on Friday in Casablanca in front of the headquarters of the Moroccan National Employment Agency (ANAPEC) to demand their departure to Huelva to participate in the strawberry campaign.
The adoption of the draft law on the legal uses of cannabis in Morocco has generated great interest for investors in the Tangier region and others who are flocking to Ketama and surrounding municipalities. They want to acquire agricultural land, and are already facing a surge in the price per hectare.
The Court of Auditors published a damning report on dangerous pesticides, forcing the House of Representatives to take responsibility. To this end, Parliament is preparing to study a draft law adopted in 2020 by the Council of Government to regulate the use of pesticides.
Mauritania has decided to reduce imports of vegetables from Morocco . The origin of this decision is a desire by the country to promote the national product.
The European Parliament did not follow up on the request of the Spanish party VOX, which had asked the European Commission (EU) to review the imports of Moroccan agricultural products.
Through its Agricultural Development Fund (FDA), Morocco will support its agricultural sector by injecting some 4.5 billion dirhams in 2021. This is at least what the Ministry of Agriculture has indicated, specifying that this envelope has increased by 7% compared to last year.
The Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), Abdellatif Ouahbi, calls for a general amnesty for farmers convicted of cannabis cultivation. With his parliamentary group, he intends to visit Ketama, Taounate, Al Hoceima, Tangier and Larache very soon to meet with the growers.
The farmers in the province of Figuig affected by Algeria’s decision to prohibit them from exploiting their lands are still angry. This week, they demonstrated again to express their discontent and called on the Moroccan authorities to urgently resolve the problem.
The Béni Mellal-Khénifra region produced some 700,000 tons of sugar beet for the current agricultural season. This performance bodes well for Morocco.
While 14,000 workers were hired to go to Huelva for the 2020-2021 strawberry and berry campaign, only 12,725 people were authorized to leave. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, a negative PCR test must be presented before the trip.