Morocco: Farmers' frustration after recording a surplus in potato production amid demands to simplify the export procedure

Published 2024년 7월 6일

Tridge summary

The article highlights the government's efforts to support farmers by subsidizing seeds and fertilizers, covering over 50 hectares of land for the cultivation of potatoes, tomatoes, and onions, in response to challenging climatic conditions and to safeguard national production chains. Despite these initiatives, farmers, particularly those in the Meknes prefecture, face challenges in marketing their produce, especially onions and potatoes, due to overproduction which has led to a significant surplus and low selling prices. This problem threatens farmers with financial losses, prompting Representative Hassan Al-Yamani to question the responsible ministers about the steps they plan to take to simplify the export process for these products.
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Original content

21,819 farmers benefited from seed support for potatoes, tomatoes and onions grown on a total area estimated at more than 50 hectares, within the framework of the initiatives and measures taken by the government to protect national production chains in conjunction with the difficult climatic conditions that the Kingdom has experienced in recent years. In this context Representative Hassan Al-Yamani of the Istiqlal Party mentioned the royal directives aimed at mitigating the impact of the rainfall deficit, which prompted the government to subsidize seeds and fertilizers with the aim of reducing the cost of producing vegetables and fruits, which ultimately contributed to increasing the national production capacity for these vegetables, as self-sufficiency was secured. My country is one of these most consumed materials, as is the case with the agricultural areas of the communities affiliated with the prefecture of Meknes (Sidi Slimane Mall El Kiffan, Majat, Boufkrane, Mahaya, Oued El ...

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