Oued Beht, highlighted in color Toby Wilkinson / Antiquity Publications Ltd New research is changing the way that historians understand ancient farming culture in North Africa. In a study published in the journal Antiquity, archaeologists write about the discovery of a 5,000-year-old society in Morocco outside of the Nile Valley. This society not only practiced ...

Agriculture is vital to African economies. With the technological revolution, digitizing the sector has become a priority for many countries, offering opportunities for greater efficiency, sustainability, and inclusive growth. On Tuesday, October 1, Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests, Mohammed Sadiki (photo, right), signed an agreement with David Li (photo, ...

Morocco has achieved a significant milestone in its blueberry exports, setting a new record during the 2023/24 season (from July to June). According to EastFruit, the country not only expanded its presence in all major export markets for fresh blueberries but also demonstrated remarkable growth. In the recently concluded season, Morocco exported an impressive 67,300 tons ...

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Morocco and Japan have expressed their shared will to bolster their cooperation in sea fisheries and aquaculture. During the 38th Morocco-Japan Annual Fisheries Consultation, held this week in Rabat, the two parties have expressed their commitment to contribute to the sustainable management of fisheries resources, the Ministry of Agriculture & Fisheries, said in a press ...

Dr. Michael Benarroch and Dr. Mario Pinto with Prof. Mustapha Ijjaali, President, and other Faculty at Université Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdullah (USMBA) Fès, Morocco, May 2024. New research agreements with four institutions in Morocco UM has signed four new partnership agreements with institutions across the North African nation of Morocco to advance shared research priorities ...

Morocco has witnessed the inception of Yola Fresh, a platform dedicated to refining the linkage between smallholder farmers and retailers by eliminating intermediaries, thereby ensuring the efficient delivery of fresh produce at equitable prices. The company recently announced a $7 million pre-Series A funding round led by Al Mada Ventures, with contributions from Algebra Ventures, ...

Morocco allocated $450 million to support investments in agriculture for 2021, a seven-percent increase compared to 2020, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Rural Development, Water and Forests. In a statement following the annual meeting of the technical committee of the Agency for Agricultural Development, the ministry said the increase in the 2021 work ...

Morocco’s agricultural heartland has been hit hard by climate change.  Successive droughts, interspersed with unexpected violent storms, have accelerated the adoption of new approaches for farming and water resource management.   The World Bank is supporting Morocco across a range of programs to address the challenges. Three other projects and programs, the “Strengthening Agri-Food Value Chains” ...

In 2018, the Constitutional Court of South Africa decriminalised the private use and cultivation of cannabis for personal consumption in the renowned judgement of Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development and Others v Prince; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Rubin; National Director of Public Prosecutions and Others v Acton and Others [2018] ZACC ...