Famine in the Sahel will worsen due to rising import duties on Moroccan vegetables and fruits in Mauritania

At the beginning of January, Moroccan exporters of vegetables and fruits faced a sharp increase in import duties on their products in Mauritania, Agrimaroc.ma reports. According to Moroccan exporters, the cost of customs clearance at the Moroccan-Mauritanian border has unexpectedly almost tripled without any explanation from the Mauritanian authorities. Given the critical food situation in the region and the complete dependence of its countries on imports, EastFruit warns that such decisions can only aggravate the tragic situation of local residents who are already facing hunger. According to exporters, the cost of customs clearance of one truck from Morocco to Mauritania has increased from 1,600 euros to 4,600 euros, resulting in huge traffic jams at the border, because many of the traders were not prepared for such a turn of events. Accordingly, this will also dramatically increase the cost of vegetables and fruits in the market of Mauritania and other neighboring countries from ...