Morocco: Local dried figs deserve more consideration

Drying gives the fig new properties and prolongs its shelf life, explains a source responsible for ORMVAD. Depending on the nature of the cultivar, the quality obtained after drying varies greatly and can result in low grade dried figs. In Morocco, they are often poorly maintained and poorly exploited, the same sources point out. At the regional level, the Doukkala contain the fig tree production unit of Oulad Frej, dedicated to the conditioning and drying of figs. Spread over a total area of 1,200 square meters, including 300 meters covered, this unit has a drying capacity of 5 tons per day, or 200 tons over the year. Likewise, the packaging capacity is estimated at 20 tonnes per day, or 1,200 tonnes per year. The unit also has a laboratory as well as storage, drying, packaging and cooling rooms. The most convenient method of processing figs is conservation by drying. Which activity requires the organization of the raw material transport circuit, the ...