The National Office of Food Safety (ONSSA) reacted following the publication of a report citing Morocco as one of the 85 countries benefiting from the export of unauthorized pesticides to Europe. In a statement, the Office stressed that Moroccan imports of pesticides used in agriculture represent only 2% of the European Union’s (EU) total exports of these products.
New developments for the agricultural sector for which the first artificial intelligence robot 100% Moroccan will soon be available.
Due to the combined effects of the pandemic and the drop in production, fruit and vegetable prices are soaring in the Kingdom, particularly in Casablanca.
Brazil, a country with a strong agricultural vocation, aspires to boost its agricultural production in the coming years. This is the goal of a recent webinar during which the speakers highlighted the essential role of Moroccan phosphate for Brazil in achieving this objective.
Greenpeace and Public Eye claim that European companies are exporting 41 pesticides banned within the EU to several countries including Morocco, Brazil, Ukraine, Mexico and South Africa.
The wholesalers of vegetables and fruits in Casablanca defend themselves from being the source of the fluctuations penalizing the purchasing power of consumers, in this difficult situation generated by the pandemic of the new coronavirus.
A memorandum of understanding was signed on Friday between the Ivorian government and OCP Africa, a subsidiary of the Moroccan Group OCP. The objective is to inject new momentum into rice production in this West African country.
The Directorate of Strategy and Statistics of the Department of Agriculture conducted a telephone survey on cereal yields with producers. It emerges that the final production of the three main cereals for the 2019-2020 season has experienced a 57% drop.
For the first seven months of 2020, both Moroccan imports and exports of goods recorded year-on-year declines of 17.5% and 17% respectively compared to the same period last year.
Morocco consolidates its position as Spain’s number one supplier of fruits and vegetables, according to data collected by the Spanish Federation of Fruit and Vegetable Producer and Exporter Associations (FEPEX).
Farmers affected by the drought denounce the political parties’ attempts to distribute the barley subsidy intended for them for electoral purposes. They are calling on local authorities.
Fruit and vegetable producers in the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) have called on Russia to ban the import of Moroccan tomatoes for two months. They denounce unfair competition.