Minister of General Affairs and Governance, Lahcen Daoudi, was forced to resign after his participation in an anti-boycott demonstration triggered an uproar of discontent within his party, the ruling PJD, which is leading a coalition government. The General Secretariat of the Party for Justice and Development announced Wednesday evening it has accepted the resignation of […]
To combat Mediterranean fruit fly, one of the world’s most destructive fruit pests, Morocco has placed an order for 440 million sterile Ceratitis capitata from Argentina, according to El Economista business newspaper. The sterile fruit flies will be supplied by the Institute of Agricultural Health and Quality of Mendoza (ISCAMEN). The shipments will start in […]
Ten years into Morocco’s agricultural development, the results are so far promising with the creation of 250,000 jobs out of the 300,000 target. Agricultural output grew by 60 percent since the launch of the Green Morocco Plan, jumping from 79 billion dirhams in 2008 to 125 billion in 2018. Agricultural exports quadrupled between 2008 and […]
