First Independent Mena Newspaper
Head of the Moroccan government Aziz Akhannouch defended his cabinet bill with regards to agriculture input highlighting the rewards of the Green Plan launched in 2008 amid fierce critics by the opposition which laments a lack of “full food sovereignty” and a predominance of exports over satisfying domestic market needs. Speaking at a parliamentary session, […]
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 […]
The World Bank has approved a $203 million loan for Morocco to support the efforts made by the North African country to modernize its agricultural sector expected to create 1.5 million jobs by 2020, offer better opportunities to small and large-scale farmers and enhance their competitiveness. Morocco has mapped out an ambitious national strategy for […]