Kamal Oudrhiri

Morocco’s OCP criticizes US tariff hikes on fertilizer imports

Morocco’s fertilizers and phosphates giant OCP criticized the decision by the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to increase customs duty on Moroccan fertilizers from 14.21% to 16.81%. This new rate, announced after a review of the countervailing duty (CVD), applies retroactively as the final tariff rate for our 2022 imports into the United States, OCP […]

Morocco switches on desalination plant to supply Agadir residents, farmers

Morocco has switched on its largest desalination plant in Chtouka Aitbaha, worth $470 million, to serve the water stressed area of Agadir and the farms in its south, the agriculture ministry said. The plant will have a daily capacity of 400,000 cubic meters of desalinated water and will help save underground water resources. Nearly 15,000 […]

Norway’s agency to boost fertilizer supply to 850,000 African smallholder farmers

The African Fertilizer Financing Mechanism (AFFM) has received a $10.15 million financing from the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) destined to support agricultural projects for small scale farmers in Kenya, Mozambique and Uganda. NORAD’s contribution will enable the AFFM to provide credit guarantees for up to 36 months in the three countries, with the […]