The Moroccan Ministry of Agriculture has adopted seawater desalination for irrigation purposes. In this dynamic, the department of Mohamed Saddiki has planned the construction of new desalination plants in certain agricultural areas.
Faced with drought and water stress on the one hand, and inflation on the other, the Moroccan government is forced to review its agricultural and food policy to guarantee water and bread.
The Minister of Agriculture and Maritime Fisheries, Mohamed Sadiki, held a consultation session in Rabat with experts from the fisheries sector with a view to controlling the prices of seafood products during the holy month of Ramadan.
Due to soaring inflation, the Moroccan government will subsidize the production of tomatoes, onions and potatoes for the first time, announced Mohamed Seddiki, the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries.
At the end of last February, Morocco imported 41% of its national cereal needs from Brazil and Argentina , this in a very tense context of international markets.