Morocco Foodex and the German Federal Office for Agriculture and Food have signed a three-year action plan to strengthen cooperation in several fields. Under the agreement, the two institutions will work together to develop technical control skills, information and data exchanges, as well as interpretation of standards and guidelines for quality control of agricultural products ...

A customs officer examines Moroccan cannabis in northern France. AFP Authorities in Morocco announced on Sunday the official start of its first legal cannabis growing season, two years after the country’s parliament passed a law to regulate an already widespread activity. The first batch of cannabis seeds, imported from Switzerland, was delivered to farmers and ...

The Salon International de l’Agriculture au Maroc (SIAM) is currently being held in Morocco. All the agricultural sectors are represented at this prominent trade show. The fair also features a Dutch pavilion with the companies LBP, Horti XS, Angel Eggs, PUM, AgriPrecision, Filata, Geerlofs, Hoogendoorn, Koppert, Orange Corners, FrieslandCampina, Eleaf, Royal Brinkman, Metagrhyd, and TGS. ...

Morocco has been facing its worst drought in over three decades, but still, the country continues to overproduce and export water-demanding crops. Unfortunately, the coming dry season may lead to an increase in water stress in the country, and Morocco is not alone. Across the Maghreb region, there have already been reports of severe dry ...

Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring public anger, and as food prices increase the country’s export-led agricultural model is coming under fire. PHOTO | DEL SENNA | AFP Soaring inflation in Morocco is driving up living costs and stirring public anger, and as food prices increase the country’s export-led agricultural ...

Rabat – As part of its efforts to combat inflation and high prices, Morocco’s government seeks to exempt agricultural equipment and inputs from value-added tax (VAT), the country’s head of government has said. Aziz Akhannouch made the statement earlier today during the government’s council meeting. Exempt from the Value Added Tax are equipment for preserving ...

Bidra Innovation Ventures has announced a $200 million commitment from Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) and the OCP Group. The initiative will expand Bidra’s investment scope to include innovations in energy, water, mining and agriculture. The commitment will be used to fund global, innovative agritech start-ups that tackle climate change. UM6P is a hub ...

Rabat – Moroccan agriculture unions have called on the government to find a middle way to supply the local market and allow farmers to export vegetables. The call comes in the wake of the Moroccan government’s ban on vegetable exports to West Africa and Europe to keep the national market well-supplied and bring down food ...

Rabat – Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, and Water and Forests, Mohamed Sadiki has stressed that the cattle the country has recently imported from Brazil are among the “best breeds” marketed worldwide. Sadiki made the statement in response to a journalist’s question at the MAP Forum on Wednesday, explaining that the country ...

North African countries are poised to increase wheat imports to offset lower production.Rabat – Morocco will see the biggest decline in cereal production in North Africa in 2022, according to aquarterly report from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization. North Africa’s total cereal production in 2022 is estimated at 33 million tonnes, 10 less than the ...