From March, Morocco will ban the use of pesticides banned in Europe. The kingdom intends to revise the authorizations granted for ten active substances including Paraquat.
While the harvest looks promising, French farmers are looking for Moroccan seasonal workers in these difficult times of Covid-19. Christiane Lambert, president of the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions (FNSEA), has called on all willing volunteers.
In January 2021, fruit and vegetable exports amounted to 474,900 tons, said the Minister of Agriculture Aziz Akhannouch . In 10 years, agricultural exports have experienced sustained growth, increasing from 17.2 billion dirhams in 2010 to nearly 40 billion last season, an increase of 130%.
Twenty-eight (28) Moroccan fruit and vegetable producers and operators met on Thursday with Polish agro-logistics operators. At the heart of the discussions, the exploration by the two parties of ways and means to increase exports of Moroccan fresh products to Eastern Europe.
The Ministry of the Interior is determined to control the prices and quality of food products, particularly fruits and vegetables, and to ensure their regular supply to the market. This was announced by Noureddine Boutayeb , Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Interior.
The Border Police (PAF) announced the dismantling of a major network of Moroccan seasonal workers working on agricultural farms throughout France. The five people prosecuted, including one placed in pre-trial detention, are French of Moroccan origin and Moroccans established in Montauban.
For a few years now, organic farming has been the subject of an increasingly growing demand from Moroccan and foreign consumers. This suggests a bright future for this sector.
Good news for the Moroccan cereal sector. By the end of November, more than four million hectares had been sown, putting the cereal campaign indicator in the green. The irrigated sector accounts for 10% of the sown areas.
Ukraine could become Morocco’s top wheat supplier in 2021, surpassing France, which has been so far, and Russia. This is at least what the data from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) indicate.
A program has been developed to strengthen the capacities of farmers of collective lands in the irrigation areas of Gharb and Haouz, affected by the melkization operation. The launch was made on Friday, January 8, 2021, by the MCA-Morocco Agency and the National Office of Agricultural Advice (ONCA).
A $100 million fund dedicated to Moroccan small businesses has been created by the United States. The initiative comes from the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) in collaboration with SEAF Global.
German authorities have decided to withdraw Moroccan peppers from their market because they contain a high concentration of pesticide residues.