Morocco is the leading producer of carrots and turnips in Africa

Morocco's carrot and turnip production increased from 35,000 tonnes in 1969 to 475,737 tonnes in 2019, according to data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). This makes the Kingdom the leading producer of turnips and carrots in Africa and the 18th in the world. The area reserved for growing carrots and turnips in Morocco in 2019 was 14,749 hectares with a yield of 32.38 tons / Ha. Despite a drop in production compared to 2018, Morocco stood out in the ranking of the main producers of these two vegetables in Africa and in the world. In 2018 alone, he sold 12,893 tonnes of carrots worth $ 2.54 million. The main export markets for these agricultural products are Mauritania, Spain, Senegal, Mali and Burkina Faso. In Africa, Morocco is ahead of Algeria (2nd), Egypt (3rd), Kenya (4th), Nigeria (5th), Tunisia (6th), South Africa (7th), Niger ( 8th), Sudan (9th) and Libya (10th). Globally, China remains the leading producer of carrots and turnips with ...