Improved rainfall this year reinforced Morocco’s livestock outlook in the 2025–2026 easing feed constraints, lowering production costs and strengthening one of the most structurally important components of the rural economy, according to official data, which shows that the sector now represents 35% of agricultural GDP.
Cumulative rainfall increased 82.3% by the end of the winter, while dam reservoir fill rates climbed to 75%, ending a prolonged drought.
The rebound in water availability has directly improved pasture regeneration and forage crop yields, two critical inputs for livestock systems, according to agriculture ministry officials.
Speaking at the International Agricultural Exhibition of Meknes (SIAM), Agriculture Minister Ahmed El Bouari underlined the sector’s weight, provides income for 1.2 million livestock breeders, and generates approximately 135 million workdays annually.
Unlike cereal farming, which remains tightly correlated to seasonal rainfall, livestock activity benefits from Improved forage availability, herd rebuilding, fertility rates and milk yields, anchoring agricultural value added even when crop performance fluctuates.
