Morocco’s purchases of foreign olive oil collapsed in the first half of 2026. This spectacular drop coincides with the return of a record national harvest, driven by improved climate conditions and water resources.
A video promising alleged healing attracted many visitors to a spring in Taounate province. Health analyses, however, revealed fecal contamination making its water unfit for any human use .
Deprived of water for several days and facing heat, families in Fès had to buy bottled water or travel to distant water sources. An association is calling for an investigation into the management of this new crisis.
Coming to spend their summer holidays with their families, MREs discover dry taps and insufficient water pressure in Nador. For some, repeated water cuts have become so painful that an early return to Europe is now being considered.
Morocco is developing a system combining artificial intelligence, aquatic drone, sensors and satellite imagery to detect toxic algae in its dams before they become visible and threaten the quality of water reserves.
Morocco is preparing a massive "water battery" near Chefchaouen to store surplus solar and wind electricity. Backed by $265 million from the World Bank, the Ifahsa project will develop a capacity of 300 megawatts.
More than 1,090 hectares are to be transformed into irrigated land in Dakhla. The project, based on seawater desalination and drip irrigation, plans to create 35 agricultural farms open to investors.
Drought and irrigation restrictions are weakening agricultural profitability in southern Spain. Meanwhile, Morocco is strengthening its position in the European tomato market , citrus fruits and berries.
Social media posts have raised doubts about watermelon in Morocco. However, ONSSA assures that controls conducted on hundreds of samples revealed no health non-compliance .
Morocco’s avocado sector experienced a difficult 2025-2026 season. Production remained below 70,000 tonnes, while exports reached 50,000 tonnes, down approximately 50%.
Two Moroccan monuments feature in a selection of the finest expressions of Moorish architecture in the Mediterranean. The Ben Youssef Medersa of Marrakech and the Bou Inania Medersa of Fès stand alongside Córdoba, Seville and Granada.
With extreme temperatures currently hitting Morocco, consumer protection associations are sounding the alarm. The proliferation of unregulated street food is threatening deadly food poisoning cases among vacationers and vulnerable populations.